Lab Dx Mycology Flashcards

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It is recommended that specimens should be stored under refrigeration at what temperature?

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4degreesC

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All specimens should be collected _______ and placed in sterile containers.

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aseptically

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2
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This should be stored at 30-37degreesC

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Blood and CSF

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3
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This should be stored at 15-30degreesC

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Dermatologic specimens

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Collection notes for BLOOD

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Wright’s or Giemsa stain bottles

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Isolation media for BLOOD

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Sodium polyethanol sulfonate (SPS)

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Collection notes for BONE MARROW

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Heparin as anticoagulant and collect 0.5 ml of marrow

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Isolation media for BONE MARROW

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BHI broth, SDA

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Collection notes for CSF

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> 2ml: centrifugation

<2ml: uncentrifuged specimen

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Isolation media for CSF

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SDA, BHI with blood

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Collection notes for HAIR

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Hairs that fluoresce or are broken and scaly

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Isolation media for HAIR

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SDA, SDA-CC

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Collection notes for NAILS

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Scrape dissolved or hyperkeratotic areas

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Isolation media for NAILS

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SDA, SDA-CC

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14
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Collection notes for SKIN

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Scrape outer edge of ring in ringworm infections

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Isolation media for SKIN

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SDA, SDA-CC, SDA with oil for Malassezia

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16
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Collection notes for MUCOCUTANEOUS

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Scraping plaque with tongue depressor if Candida is suspected

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17
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Isolation media for MUCOCUTANEOUS

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SDA, SDA-CC

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Collection notes for SUBCU TISSUE, LESIONS AND ABSCESSES

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Biopsy or needle aspiration and examine presence of granules

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Isolation media for SUBCU TISSUE, LESIONS AND ABSCESSES

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SDA, SDA-CC, anaerobic BHI with blood

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Collection notes for SPUTUM, BRONCHIAL WASHINGS AND TRANSTRACHEAL ASPIRATES

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Early morning sputum for 3 consecutive days

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Isolation media for SPUTUM, BRONCHIAL WASHINGS AND TRANSTRACHEAL ASPIRATES

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SDA, BHI with blood and CC, anaerobic BHI with blood

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22
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Collection notes for THROAT

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2 sterile swabs

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23
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Isolation media for THROAT

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SDA, SDA-CC

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24
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Collection notes for URINE

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Midstream clean catch and detect fungal elements

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25
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Isolation media for URINE

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SDA, SDA-CC

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Collection notes for VAGINAL, CERVICAL

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2 swabs examine with KOH

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27
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Isolation media for VAGINAL, CERVICAL

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SDA, SDA-CC

28
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Source of culture media

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Nitrogen and carbon

29
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What does fungi prefer for its growth?

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Moisture and increased humidity

30
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How many weeks should a culture be incubated?

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2-4 weeks

31
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Yeasts grow within _______ while H. capsulatum require _________ weeks to grow

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24 to 72 hours… 10-12

32
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Give the four Primary Isolation Media

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SDA, BHI, DTM, Mycosel/Mycobiotic Agar

33
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General isolation medium and it contains peptone and glucose

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Sabouraud’s Dextrose Agar (SDA)

34
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Primary recovery of saprobic and pathogenic fungi

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SDA

35
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Isolation of saprophytic and pathogenic fungi from sterile sites especially SYSTEMIC MYCOSES

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BHI

36
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Useful for pathogenic fungi exclusive for dermatophytes

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BHI

37
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For the recovery of fungi from BLOOD and BONE MARROW

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BHI Biphasic Culture Bottles

38
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Isolation of dermatophytes from hair, skin and nail specimens

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DTM

39
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Indicator that it has changed to alkaline pH

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Yellow to red

40
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Inhibitory agents: cycloheximide and chloramphenicol. This is similar to DTM

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Mycosel/Mycobiotic Agar

41
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This is a differential culture media wherein it shows stimulation of conidiation and chlamydospore production in Candida spp

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Cornmeal Agar with Tween 80

42
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Useful for spp ID of Candida

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Cornmeal Agar with Tween 80

43
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Cornmeal agar: numerous chlamydospores with flight clusters of blastoconidia

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C. albicans

44
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Cornmeal agar: fewer blastoconidia and no chlamydospores present

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C. tropicalis

45
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Cornmeal agar: colonies appear as “spiders”

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C. parasilopsis

46
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Cornmeal agar: elongated blastoconidia in a “log in a stream” arrangement

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C. pseudotropicalis

47
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Differential culture media for the isolation of C. neoformans

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Birdseed/Niger seed Agar

48
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This production breaks down the medium resulting to melanin forming black brown colonies

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Phenol Oxidase

49
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Differential culture media useful in slide cultures

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Potato Dextrose Agar

50
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Differential culture media which demonstrates pigment production of T. rubrum

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PDA

51
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Differential culture media for the detection of Urease producrion by C. neoformans

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Urea Agar

52
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Differenti culture media which differentiates T. rubrum from T. mentagrophytes

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Urea agar

53
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They can grow as white patches with glossy surface

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Candida

54
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They often appear whitish grey with fuzzy edges

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Molds

55
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Used in screening for keratinized tissue

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KOH mount

56
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Most accurate method to preserve and observe fungal microstructure

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Slide culture

57
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Slide culture should not be performed on ______, _______, and ________.

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Coccidioides, Histoplasma, Blastomyces

58
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To identify the capsule of C. neoformans

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India ink

59
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Used to visualize microscopic fungal morphology by imparting a blue color to the cell walls

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LPCB

60
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A brightening agent can bind to the chitin in the fungal cell wall providing contrast when examined under fluorescence xscope

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Calcofluor white

61
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Used for the detection of Intracellular Histoplasma capsulatum; C. neoformans also stains quite well in this mtd

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Giemsa or Wright’s stain

62
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Used to screen fungi in histologic spx; fungi is outlined black against pale blue background

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Methenamine-Silver Nitrate Stain

63
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Stains hyphae of molds and some yeasts

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PAS

64
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Hydrolyzes CHO of cell walls of the org to form aldehydes and then react w fuchsin dye to form pink-purple complex

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Periodic Acid

65
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Differential test specific for C. albicans

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Germ tube test

66
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Differential test for specie ID of some yeasts; INOSITOL:C. Neoformans vs Rhodotorula

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CHO Assimilation Test for Yeast

67
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Differential test specific for Cryptococcus spp

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Rapid Urease Test