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Introduction to Medical Microbiology Flashcards

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What infectious agents are there? (5 answers)

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Bacteria, virus, fungi, parasites, prions

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What are sterile specimen examples?

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Blood, CSF, Lung and Bladder samples

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What are examples of non-sterile specimens?

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Skin, nasopharynx, urethra and gut

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What kind of specimen would be most relevant for a Urinary-tract infection (UTI)?

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Mid-stream urine

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What kind of specimen would be most relevant for a chest infection?

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Sputum

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What kind of specimen would be most relevant for tonsillitis/pharyngitis?

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Swabs of throat

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What kind of specimen would be most relevant for bacteraemia?

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Blood samples

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What stain is particularly useful when observing mycobacteria?

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Zeihl-Neelson (ZN) stain

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