Microbiology Flashcards
Modified Acid Fast Stain positive -5
Nocardia
Rhodococcus
Gordonia
tsukamurella
dietzia
Post exposure ppx for lab personnel exposed to burkholderia pseudomallei
TMP-SMX, Doxy or Augmentin
what is the infectious stage of strongyloides stercoralis
filariform
hazardous to lab personnel
Indications for GI Panel
Dysentery, moderate to severe disease, symptoms lasting > 7d
Mec A/c plus MREJ
MRSA
mec A/c without MREJ
non staph aureus MR staph spp and MSSA
high HHV-6 levels in blood >5.5 copies/mL suggests
chromosomally integrated HHV-6
what is the test for carbapenamase production
Carba NP test
D- test is used for
clindamycin inducible resistance
enterococci with Vanc MIC >32 (R)
VAN A/b mediated resistance
enterococci with VANC MIC 8-16 (I)
VanC mediated resistance
Enterococci with VANC resistance
E gallinarum or E casseliflavus/flavescens
association with mycoplasma hominis infection
post cardiac transplant, pleuritis, surgical site infection or mediastinitis
appearance of mycoplasma hominis on sheeps blood agar
clear pinpoint colonies
treatment against mycoplasma hominis
Tetracyclines (Doxy)
FQ
Clindamycin