Microbiology Flashcards

1
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Bacillus Anthracis

A

Gram positive

Large, gray, & non-hemolytic on blood agar “Medusa Head” morphology

Whisked eggs consistency

Non-motile

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2
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Alcaligenes faecalis

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Plump gram negative cocci bacilli on gram stain.

Peritrichous flagella

Fruity odor : apples/strawberries

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3
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Which of the following streptococcus spp. exhibits a positive bile solubility test?

A

S pneumoniae

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4
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Pinworm

A

Enterobius Vermicularis

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5
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Clonorchis Sinesis

A

Liver fluke
Found in bile ducts

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6
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Klebsiella Pneumoniae

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Non-Motile

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7
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Histoplasma Capsulatum

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Large, one celled, smooth-to-tuberculate macroconidia, and smooth or echinulate microcondia are typical of mycelial phase growth

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8
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Sporothrix schenkii (Sporotrichosis)

A

Lactophenol blue
Causes subcutaneous infections
From contaminated dead/living vegetation
Daisy

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9
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When considering therapeutic drug monitoring, what is the definition of bioavailability?

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The fraction of the administered dose eventually reaches its site of action

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10
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What is the purpose of C3a and C5a, the split products of the complement cascade?

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Cause increased vascular permeability, contraction of smooth muscle, and a release of histamine from basophils

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11
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RBC inclusion seen with supravital stain

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Heinz Bodies

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12
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Intrinsic Pathway

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Factor VIII
Factor IX, XI,XII
Prekallikrein
HMW kiniogen

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13
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What is the normal myeloid to erythroid ratio in the bone marrow?

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2:1 -4:1

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14
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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Thin, slightly curved, red-pigmented and beaded.
Arranged in serpentine cords

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15
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Trich Rome stained organism measuring 15 um was found in a stool sample

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Entamoeba Histolytica

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16
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Streptomyce species

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Exhibit colonies that are gray white and relatively smooth

Long slender branching gram positive bacilli

Middlebrook Agar

17
Q

Which is the first marker to become positive after exposure to hepatitis b

A

HBsAg

18
Q

Bacillus Cereus

A

Butter consistency on agar

GS: box car

19
Q

Salmonella Typhi

A

Kligler Iron Agar
Sulfide Indole Motility
Indole Broth
Voges Proskauer broth
Simmons Citrate

20
Q

Oxacillin resistance in clinical strains of staphlococci by the detection of the __ gene

A

mecA

21
Q

Strict anaerobe, non-motile, GN bacillus , occurring in abscesses & associated with peritonitis

A

BACTEROIDES

22
Q

Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

A

Non fermenter

23
Q

Beta lactamase positive organisms

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S. Epi, P. Aeruginosa, k. Pneumoniae , e.coli

24
Q

Bile esculent test is used to differentiate which 2 organisms

A

Group D streptococci & Enterococci

25
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Oxidase + Organisms

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Neisseria, Moraxella, H py, V. Cholera, C. Jejuni, Aeromonas, & L. Pneumophila