Micobiology Flashcards
What are simple parasitic plants that depend on other life forms for a nutritional source?
Fungi
Classifications of infectious microorganisms?
Bacteria, viruses, Protozoa, fungi, animal parasite.
Place were conditions are ripe for pathogens to replicate is called:
Resivour / host
When person with cold coughs or sneezes , the vapor containing microorganisms causing illness can travel up to:
3ft
It is recommended that a PT collect how many specimens for occult blood specimen
3 samples
Occult blood specimens from stool are common screening tools for early detection
Rectal, colon rectal, colorectal cancer
When collecting throat swab from PT for rapid or routine culture you swab
The peri tonsil area making sure swab goes all over tonsils
When doin gram staining if the organism is gram positive it’ll be…
Purple
Microorganisms in body that do niot cause disease is known as
Normal flora
Natural defense mechanism of body
Phagocytosis, skin, antibodies
Name given to round bacteria growing in pairs
Diplocci
Disease are caused by virus
Aids, flu, chicken pox, mumps
Throat culture used to assist in diagnosis of
Strepoccil
Purpose of sensitivity testing
Find the best antibiotic to treat
If pathogen is sensitive to an antibiotic what would be observed when using disc diffusion method of sensitivity testing?
Clear zone without bacterial growth.
