Intro Flashcards
Define ‘microbiota’
Micro-organisms carried on skin and mucosal surfaces
What are the 2 types of transmission
Horizontal transmission
Vertical transmission
List the 3 different types of horizontal transmission
Contact (direct, indirect, vectors)
Inhalation (droplets, aerosols)
Ingestion (faecal-oral transmission)
What is vertical transmission
Mother to child, before/at birth transmission
E.g.) GroupB streptococcus
What is the process of micro-organisms causing disease?
Disease determinants
How do we know patients have an infection
History (symptoms, potential exposures)
Examination (organ dysfunction)
Investigations (specific, supportive)
Difference between specific and supportive investigations CHECK
Specific: cause
Supportive: confirm diagnosis?
What investigations are included in supportive investigations ?
Full blood count (neutrophils, lymphocytes)
C-reactive protein (CPPR)
Blood chemistry (liver & kidney function test)
Imaging (x-ray, ultrasound, MRI)
Histopathology
For what kind of infection is histopathology used ?
Fungal infection
What are the components of bacteriology ?
M,C&S: microscopy, culture, antibiotic susceptibility
Antigen detection
Nuclei acid detection
What are the components in virology?
Antigen detection
Antibody detection
Viral nuclei acid (DNA/RNA) detection
