M1: Specimen Collection I Flashcards

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Specimen volume: should be ______. If not, _______ request.

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Adequate. Prioritize

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Timing of Specimen Collection: Best time to collect is during _________ of illness and ______________ therapy.

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Acute Phase. Before Antimicrobial.

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Specimen volume: __________ swab on a plastic shaft.

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Polyester-tipped

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Avoid in Collecting Swab Specimens: if collecting for viral culture, could inactivate HSV.

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Calcium Alginate

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Avoid in Collecting Swab Specimens: toxic to N. Gonorrhea

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Cotton

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Avoid in Collecting Swab Specimens: toxic to C. Trachomatis

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Wooden shaft (wood)

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Specimen Volume: Swabs are not optimal for detection of _______, _______ & ________.

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Anaerobes, Mycobacteria & Fungi “AMF”

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Specimen Volume: _____________ is always superior than swab.

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Actual tissue/Fluid aspirate

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Specimen Collection: site of _______ & _______ container.

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Infection. Sterile.

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Specimen Collection: Include all the following(_______ the container). Name & ________ of patient. ________ of specimen. And _________ collected.

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Label. Indentification number. Source. Date & Time.

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Specimen Transport: all specimen must be in a _________ bag. And transported ________.

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Biohazard. ASAP.

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Specimen Transport: Delays. Refrigerate.

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Urine, Stool & Sputum other respiratory specimen “USS”

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Specimen Transport: Delays. Do not Refrigerate. (Keep @ room temp)

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CSF & body fluids, Specimens for recovery of N. Gonorrhea & Blood “CSB”

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For detection of C. Trachomatis & viruses.

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Stool

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14
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Specimens Rejected: Specimen/s in ________.

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Formalin

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Specimens Rejected: ______ sputum.

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24°

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Specimens Rejected: _______ samples.

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Leaking

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Specimens Rejected: Specimen inoculated into agar that has ________ or ________.

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Dried/Outdated

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Specimens Rejected: Contaminated by

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Chemical dyes, Oily chemicals & Barium “COB”

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Specimens Rejected: Foley catheter _____.

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Tips

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Specimens Rejected: _______ specimen received within 24° period.

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Duplicate specimen

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Specimens Rejected: Blood catheter tip from patient without concominant ______________.

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Positive blood culture

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Rejected for Anaerobic Culture: _______ washing.

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Gastric

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Rejected for Anaerobic Culture: Urine other than __________.

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Suprapubic aspirate

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Rejected for Anaerobic Culture: Stool (except for recovery of __________)

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C. Difficile

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Rejected for Anaerobic Culture: Oropharyngeal specimen (except __________ specimen obtained during surgery)

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Deep tissue

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Rejected for Anaerobic Culture: ______ & swabs for ________.

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Sputum. Ileostomy.

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Rejected for Anaerobic Culture: ________ specimens.

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Superficial

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Universal Precaution: Ideally, all specimens, but at a minimum respiratory specimens and those submitted for detection of mycobacteria or fungi must be opened in a _____________.

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Biological Safety Cabinet

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Personal Protective Equipment

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Gloves & Lab coat, Masks & Goggles and Gowns or Aprons

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Referral Testing: All infectious shipping packages must be labelled, containing ________ & _______ as well as __________ of person responsible for the shipment.

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Address. Contents. Name & Address.

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Dangerous Goods Shipping Guidelines: no more than ______.

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40mL

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Dangerous Goods Shipping Guidelines: Cultures of bacteria & fungi placed on _________ in tubes.

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Solid media

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Dangerous Goods Shipping Guidelines: Capped & sealed with _________.

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Waterproof tape

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Dangerous Goods Shipping Guidelines: Placed in a ____________.

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Secondary container

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Dangerous Goods Shipping Guidelines: If several primary container, it must be ___________ or separated to prevent contamination between containers.

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Individually wrapped

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Secondary packaging/container, must be ________, capped and placed in a corrugated fireboard or hard plastic. Must be able to withstand _______ & _________ it will be subjected to.

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Leakproof. Temp & air pressure.

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Dangerous Goods Shipping Guidelines: Itemized list must be enclosed in between the ________ & __________.

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Secondary & Outer packaging

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Dangerous Goods Shipping Guidelines: _______ if needed, must be placed outside second container.

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Dry ice

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39
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Most important function of microbiology laboratory

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Detection of blood borne pathogens

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Is essential for identifying bacteria responsible for bacteremia, sepsis, infections of native or prostatic valves, suppurative thrombophlebitis, mycotic aneurysm & infections of vascular grafts.

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Culture of blood

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Blood is important in the diagnosis of invasive or disseminated infections caused certain fungi especially

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Candida spp, Cryptococcus neoformans, Histoplasma capsulatum & Fusarium spp “CCHF”

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42
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Are detected using peripheral blood smear

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Parasites

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Blood should be collected for culture ____________ when one or combination of the following are present: Fever(38 or higher), Hypothermia(36 or lower), Leukocytosis(esp. Left shift), Granulocytopenia & Hypotension.

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Before antimicrobial therapy

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Specimen Collection of Blood: Timely collection and accurate identification of organisms depend on

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Appropriate collection, Transportation & Processing specimen “ATP”

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Specimen Collection of Blood: To minimize contamination of normal flora. Venipuncture site should be prepared with a ____________. 70% of _________ alcohol, 1-2% of _______ solution and _______ or Chlorhexidine.

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Bactericidal. Isopropyl/Ethyl. Iodine. Iodophor.

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46
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Specimen Collection of Blood: For maximum antisepsis, drying are for _______ before venipuncture.

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1-2mins

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47
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Appropriate Timing for Detection of Bacteremia & Fungemia: Optimal time if just _______ a chill. (Not predictable) Collected after onset of ______ & ______.

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Before. Fever & Chills.

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Appropriate Timing for Detection of Bacteremia & Fungemia: Procedure. Blood- bottles of culture media- _______ several times to ensure mixing- transported to laboratory at ______ temperature.

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Inverted. Room.

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Specimen volume: Adults,_______ blood per culture set. Infants & Children, _______.

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20-30mL. 1-5mL.

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Recommended number of blood specimen to collect depend on ____________.

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Nature of bacteremia

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Associated with undrained abscess

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Intermittent Bacteremia

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Hallmark of intravascular infection. Occurs during first weeks typhoid fever and brucellosis.

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Continuous Bacteremia

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Manipulation of a focus of infection. Instrumentation of a contaminated mucosal surface. Surgical procedure in a contaminated site. Occurs early in course of many systemic & localized infections.

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Transient Bacteremia

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Patients with Endocarditis: two to three ____ blood samples drawn over ______ period and equally distributed into aerobic and anaerobic blood culture bottles.

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20mL. 24hr.

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Patients with Endocarditis: _____ blood cultures drawn within 24hrs with ________ interval for the first ____ sets, another one to two dets drawn over remaining 24hrs if __________ persists (inc yield of potential pathogens by 20%)

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Four. 30-60mins. 2. Septicemia.

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Patients with Endocarditis: If antimicrobial therapy initiation is urgent, it should be collected ______ therapy begun, from separate sites within few minutes.

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Before

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Host Factors that might impede recovery of MO

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Complement, Antibodies & WBC(phagocytic) “CAW”

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Mech to Counteract Host Factors: Diluting blood specimens. 1:10 ratio to neutralize serum bacterial activity.

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Broth medium

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Mech to Counteract Host Factors: inhibits coagulation, phagocytosis, complement activation and inactivates aminoglycosides.

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Incorporate 0.02%-0.05% Sodium Polyethanol

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Mech to Counteract Host Factors: Counteract microbial agents

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Antibiotic-adsorbent resins & Lysis-centrifugation System

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Biphasic system. For aerobic & facultative bacteria & yeast. Broth medium in a bottle with attached chamber containing agar media on a paddle. Procedure. Bottle is tipped- blood broth mixtures enter chamber and flow over agar and media- colonies from agar media- used for identification & susceptibility testing.

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Antibiotic Adsorbent Resins

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Inhibits coagulation and complement cascade. Lyse blood cells. Provide cushion for MO during centrifugation. Smaller tubes for low volume samples. Procedure. Blood- tube- inverted several times- transported asap- centrifuged for _____ @ _________- supernatant discarded- sediment mixed in vortex mixer- plated to agar.

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Lysis-Centrifugation System. 30mins. 3000g.

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Advantages of Lysis-Centrifugation System: Excellent for recovery of ________ some _______ and ______.

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Staph A., Enterobacteriaceae & Fungi

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Advantages of Lysis-Centrifugation System: Best for recovery of ________.

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Histoplasma capsulatum

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Advantages of Lysis-Centrifugation System: __________ of colonies for identification & susceptibility testing. Carry out _______ cultures.

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Direct availability. Quantitative.

66
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Disadvantages of Lysis-Centrifugation System: Labor _______.

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Intensive

67
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Disadvantages of Lysis-Centrifugation System: Less likely to recover _______, _______ or anaerobes.

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Streptococcus pneumoniae & Haemophilus influenzae

68
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Disadvantages of Lysis-Centrifugation System: Risk of ______ increased.

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Contamination

69
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Advantages of Lysis-Centrifugation System: _____, special media can be inoculated to recover organisms with specific growth requirements like _________ & __________.

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Flexible. Legionella & Mycobacteria.

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Based on detection of CO2 produced during microbial growth. Procedure. Inoculated bottles continuously rocked- if bacteria is present- production of CO2- released to broth- pH dec- sensor change color- green to yellow.

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Calorimetric

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Calorimetric: medium available. Routine _____ of blood. PediBacT </= _____ of blood.

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5-10mL. 4mL.

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Enhances detection of fungi & bacteria from patient under antimicrobials

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Fastidious Antibiotic Neutralization

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CO2 sensor generates hydrogen ions- dec pH- inc fluorescence- change signal- computer generates growth curves- data analyzed bia growth algorithms.

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Fluorescent technology

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Medium Available in Fluorescent technology: Aerobic & anaerobic low volume. _______ blood.

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5-7mL

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Medium Available in Fluorescent technology: High volume

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8-10mL of blood

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Medium Available in Fluorescent technology: Peds plus

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0.5-5mL blood

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Medium Available in Fluorescent technology: recovery of fungi & mycobacteria

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Myco F Lytic

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Procedure. Inoculated vial fitted with disposable connector that contains recessed needle- penetrates bottle stopper and connects bottle headspace to sensor probe- sensor monitors consumption and or production of all gases- creates data points in computer. Medium available is aerobic & anaerobic media ______ broth + 0.1-10mL blood. EZ draw(direct draw) _____ broth + 0.1-5mL blood.

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Measuring Gas Consumption. 80mL. 40mL.

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Positive blood cultures with commonly isolated aerobic organisms are detected within _________ of incubation. The initial report is ______ only. Identification & susceptibility report within _______ after gram stain report.

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12-36hrs. 24-48hrs.

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Cultures containing _______ not detected for 48-72hrs. Identification is not available for _______ after that.

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Anaerobes. 3-4 days.

81
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Fastidious organisms, such as those found in the HACEK group may not be detected until 3-5days

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Haemophilus, Actinobacillus, Cardiobacterium, Eikenella & Kingella

82
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Blood specimens are most commonly collected to monitor response of infection to antiviral therapy by using ___________ to measure viral load of HIV, HCV, HBV & CMV.

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Quantitative PCR

83
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For HIV & HCV, Blood specimens may also be collected for

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Genotyping

84
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Used to confirm an initial positive HCV antibody result

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PCR

85
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Useful for monitoring for development of disease and for diagnosis of disease in specific functions

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Viral load

86
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Used to predict those at high risk for development of CMV disease and direct the initiation or pre emptive therapy in immunocompromised patients, transplant recipients & AIDS.

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Determining the level of CMV DNA

87
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Indicated in transplant recipients at high risk for EBV associated lymphoproliferative disease.

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Epstein Barr virus DNA serum or plasma by quantitative PCR

88
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Test of choice for diagnosing disease caused by parvovorus B19 in immunosupressed patients or in the fetus.

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Quantitative PCR from whole or peripheral blood for diagnosing HHV 6 & HHV 7

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Are useful for detection of malaria, babesiosis, trypanosomiasis & some filariasis.

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Blood specimens

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Detection of Parasites: Specimens should be collected in tubes with ________ & transported promptly to the laboratory.

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Anticoagulant

91
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Detection of Parasites: If smears must be sent to a reference laboratory, they should be fixed in _______ soon after they are made.

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Absolute alcohol

92
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Detection of Parasites: The simple technique for detecting parasites in a sample of blood is the _________, prepared by placing one drop of blood on a glass slide, covering it with a cover glass, and examining it immediately.

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Direct mount

93
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Detection of Parasites: Are excellent for diagnosis of trypanosomiasis or filariasis because trypomastigotes and the microfilariae easily can be seen moving often with low or medium power.

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Direct mounts

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Detection of Parasites: the definitive diagnosis is made by

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Staining smears

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Detection of Parasites: made as for hematologic work and stained in a similar manner, is the standard preparation for determining species of plasmodium, babesia, trypanosoma & microfilaria.

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Thin smear

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Detection of Parasites: thin smears for parasitologic work are fixed and then preferably stained manually with _________, but automated hematologic staining is adequate.

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Giemsa stain

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Detection of Parasites: are first scan with low power to detect microfilariae, which are large objects (between 100 & 200 um) and easily seen, usually at the lateral edges of the smear.

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Smears

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Detection of Parasites: after they are located, ________ should be studied under oil immersion for identification.

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Microfilariae

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Detection of Parasites: Following scanning with low power, the smear is examined with a high dry objective, searching for

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Trypanosomes

100
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Detection of Parasites: and finally under oil immersion, to find and identify

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Plasmodium, Babesia & Trypanosoma “PBT”

101
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Detection of Parasites: are useful for detecting all the parasites mentioned and are part of minimum laboratory work up for their diagnosis

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Thick smears

102
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Is collected to diagnose meningitis and less frequently viral encephalitis

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CSF

103
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A medical emergency requiring early therapy to prevent death or serious neurologic sequelae. Divided into acute, subacute & chronic clinical syndromes based on duration of symptoms

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Infectious meningitis

104
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Duration is 1-7days. Caused by enteroviruses & pyogenic bacteria.

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Subacute

105
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Persisting at least 4 weeks with many pathologic causes

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Chronic

106
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Less than 24 hours. Caused by pyogenic bacteria.

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Acute

107
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Are the agents most commonly responsible for meningitis and they should be considered first in the differential diagnosis of meningitis in a child or adolescent during the late summer and early fall.

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Enteroviruses

108
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Responsible for meningitis vary with the age of the affected individual

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Pyogenic bacteria

109
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CSF: usually obtained by

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Lumbar puncture

110
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CSF: sometimes it is aspirated from the _______ or collected from a ______.

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Ventricles. Shunt.

111
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CSF: tube for cell counts and differential stains

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Tube 3

112
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CSF: tube for preparation of smears to stain with the Gram’s stain or other stains and for a culture

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Tube 2

113
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CSF: protein & glucose

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Tube 1

114
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CSF: tube only if indicated, special test such as the cryptococcal antigen, serologic test for syphilis & cytology.

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Tube 4

115
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CSF: normal WBC

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5 (lymphocytes)

116
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CSF: normal protein

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14-45mg/dL

117
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CSF: normal glucose

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45-100mg/dL

118
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CSF: CSF should be transported ______ to the laboratory & processed as ________ as possible.

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Promptly. Rapidly.

119
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CSF: If a brief delay in processing is unavoidable, the specimen should be heal at _________ unless viral culture is requested, in which case a portion may be refrigerated at a short time.

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Room temp

120
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Processing of CSF includes concentration if 1mL or more is received. Preparation of smear by __________. (Gram stain)

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Centrifugation

121
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Concentrate the fluid by centrifugation of ______g for ____mins

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  1. 15.
122
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Decanted into sterile tube

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Supernatant

123
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Leave 0.5mL of sediment and fluid- mixed on vortex mixer or ________.

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Forceful aspiration

124
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Requires a special request

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Chronic bacterial meningitis

125
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Routine bacterial culture. Media are incubated for 2-3 weeks.

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Brucelossis

126
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May be cultured during the first few weeks of illness

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Leptospira interogans

127
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Pleocytosis. Elevated protein concentration. Positive VDRL test.

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Neurosyphilis

128
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Involvement of CNS. Detection of IgM & IgG in antibodies in CSF & serum.

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B. Burgdorferi (Lyme dse)

129
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Only useful method for detecting antibodies to Treponema Pallidum in the CSF

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VDRL test

130
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Detected only if the findings in the CSF shows pleocytosis or decreased glucose or elevated protein values.

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Mycobacteria

131
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Nucleic acid amplification for direct detection

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis

132
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Media for processing CSF for detection of fungi

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Brain-heart infusion or SABHI agar w/out antibiotics

133
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Most useful in diagnosing partially treated meningitis and confirming a positive Gram-stained smear. May be performed with the use of the supernatant of a centrifuged specimen or the original fluid. For detection of antigens of streptococcus agalactiae & S pneumoniae. Disadvantage is compared to gram stain, its sensitivity is not significantly greater and more expensive.

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Latex Agglutination test

134
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Meningitis is primarily caused by

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Cryptococcus Neoformans

135
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Two test for diagnosis of meningitis

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Latex agglutination & ELISA and Indian Ink Preparation

136
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Allow the visualization of encapsulated yeast cells. Performed by mixing 1 drop of CSF sediment with 1 drop of india ink. Sensitivity is low, except in HIV-infected persons

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Indian Ink Prep

137
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Specific for capsular antigen. Highly specific and have sensitivities of more than 90%. Recommended for diagnosis. Supernatant can be used. Should be performed before culture or on separate sample to avoid problem.

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ELISA & Agglutination test

138
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False positive latex agglutination occur due to the presence of _________ or to the introduction of condensation form agar into the test fluid.

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Trichosporon asabii

139
Q

Are used most often for dx of viral infections in CSF.

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Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT)

140
Q

Primarily for detection of enteroviruses although PCR is preferred

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Conventional cell culture

141
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For viruses that cause encephalitis

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Serologic test

142
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Are prepared directly from the specimen and from the sediment by first shaking the tube gently and the centrifuging the specimen at 250g for 10mins.

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Wet preparations

143
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Preparations are examined under the microscope with the condenser in a low position to allow visualization of trophozoites or by

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Phase contrast microscopy

144
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This volume is adequate for isolating most bacteria

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1-5mL

145
Q

Is optimal for recovery of mycobacteria & fungi

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10-15mL

146
Q

To diagnose peritonitis associated with chronic ambulatory peritoneal dialysis, collection of at least _______ of fluid may improve recovery of the responsible pathogen.

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50mL

147
Q

Are among the most common cause of pericarditis

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Coxsackie viruses A & B (enteroviruses)

148
Q

Strongly recommended for virus isolation from persons with suspected enteroviral pericarditis

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Collection of throat washing or stools

149
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A smear of the sediment is prepared for staining with Gram stain or __________.

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Calcoflour white

150
Q

Are rarely collected for detection of parasites

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Body fluids

151
Q

May be found in the pericardial, pleural or peritoneal cavity. Result of rupture of an abscess of the liver into those cavities. Perforatiom of amoebic ulcers into the peritoneal cavity.

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Entamoeba Histolytica

152
Q

Are infrequently diagnosed by examination of body cavity fluid also due to rupture of a cyst into a viscus contiguous to the cavity in question. Contains hyatid sand but rarely is turbid because of superimposed bacterial infection.

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Hydatid cysts (Echinococcus spp)

153
Q

Examination of wet preparations of a body cavity of fluid may demonstrate the microfilariae

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Filarial infection

154
Q

Larvae may be detected in body cavity fluids

A

Strongyloides hyperinfection

155
Q

Serves not only to differentiate between infection and malignancy but also to distinguish between a suppurative & granulomatous process

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Histopathology of the lesion

156
Q

Used to inoculate all of the necessary culture media and is the stored under refrigeration for atleast 2 weeks before being discarded.

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Suspensions