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Microbiology 4 Flashcards

1
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Halophilic Vibrio except

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V. cholerae and V. mimicus

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Sucrose fermenters of Vibrio
(colony and medium)

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V. cholerae and V. alginolyticus
Yellow on TCBS

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Spread through eating raw/undercooked shellfish

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Cholera

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Cholera biotype resistant to polymyxin B

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El Tor

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Cholera subgroups associated with pandemic cholera

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V. cholerae O1 and O139

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Cholera serogroups

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Inaba, Ogawa, Hikojima

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7
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Susceptible to 0/129

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V. cholerae

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8
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String test reagent

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0.5% Sodium deoxycholate

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9
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“Summer diarrhea”

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Vibrio parahaemolyticus

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10
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Lactose positive Vibrio

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V. vulnificus

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11
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Pink-centered/bull’s eye colony on CIN

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Aeromonas

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12
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Fresh-water fish

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Aeromonas

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13
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Plesiomonas colony and medium

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White to pink in INOSITOL brilliant green bile salt agar

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14
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Aeromonas identifying test

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Mannitol positive

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15
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Plesiomonas identifying test

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Inositol positive

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16
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Broth with 6.5% NaCl

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Vibrio

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17
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Ammonium cyanide odor on SBA
Violent pigment
CPOP

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Chromobacterium violaceum

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18
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Campylobacter culture medium

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Campy-BAP
Skirrow’s

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19
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Campylobacter jejuni vs Helicobacter pylori

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Campylobacter: Cephalotin resistant
Helicobacter: Nalidixic acid resistant

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20
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Top 3 MDR cause of nosocomial infections

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  1. P. aeruginosa
  2. Acinetobacter baumannii
  3. Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
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21
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Asaccharolytic

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“Hindi sweet si Jason AMOA”
Alcaligenes
Moraxella
Oligella
Acinetobacter iwoffii

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22
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“Serrated confluent growth” in cetrimide agar

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PAU

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23
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PAU is the #1 cause of infection in

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Burn
Cystic fibrosis

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24
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“Swimmer’s ear”
Ecthyma gangrenosum
Jacuzzi hot tub/Whirlpool dermatitis

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PAU

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25
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One of PAU virulence factor

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Exotoxin A

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26
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Glanders disease

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Burkholderia mallei

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27
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“Vietnamese time bomb” or Meliodosis

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Bukholderia (Pseudomonas) pseudomallei

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28
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Deep pink, wrinkled colonies in Ashdown medium
“Earthy odor”

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B. pseudomallei

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29
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Pink on PC and MAC agar

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B. cepacia

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30
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Lavender green colony on BAP
“Ammonia-like odor”
Yellow pigment on TSA

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Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

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31
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Strong maltose oxidizer

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S. maltophilia

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32
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Blue-grey (Cornflower blue) on EMB
Purple on MAC

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Acinetobacter

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33
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CPON LDC(+) motile

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S. maltophilia (vs. Acinetobacter)

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34
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Alcaligenes vs Bordetella

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Urease
(+) vs (-)

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35
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MAC (-)
DNAse (+)
Flavin pigment

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Chryseobacterium meningosepticum

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36
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HAEMOPHILUS HACEK-before Mycobac

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37
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Common causes of TB in humans

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M. tuberculosis, africanum, cannetti

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38
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MTB measurement

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0.2-0.6 micron in diameter
1-4 micra in length

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39
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MTB virulence factor that prevents fusion of phagosome and lysosome and recruitment of neutrophils

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Cord factor

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40
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Reliable/rapid method of MTB identification showing parallel chains

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Cord formation (Serpentine cords)

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41
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Droplets of dried sputum in the air for MTB may be infectious for (days)

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8-10 days

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42
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Hours an MTB culture upon sun exposure be killed

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2 hours

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43
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Hours an MTB sputum upon sun exposure be killed

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20-30 hrs

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44
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Dried sputum remains infectious for

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6-8 months

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45
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Droplets of dried sputum remain infectious for

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8-10 days

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46
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Inspissation temp/hrs

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75-80C 2hrs 3 days

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47
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Multinucleated giant cells/fusion of macrophages in MTB

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Langhans cell

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48
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Vit B6 deficiency leading to Peripheral neuropathy

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Isoniazid

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49
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MTB primary drug that cause uric acid crystals

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Pyrazinamide

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50
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MTB primary drug that cause red/green colorblindness

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Ethambutol

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51
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Primary drugs for MTB (TB-DOTS)

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“RIPE”
Rifampicin, Isoniazid, Pyrazinamide, Ethambutol

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52
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Resistant to Rifampin and Isoniazid TB

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MDR TB

53
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Ideal size DSSM

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2-3cm (thumb size)

54
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Ideal size smear blood drop

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2-3mm

55
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Decontaminating and Digesting agents for MTB

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NAOH
NALC (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)

56
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Diagnose latent TB infection

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IGRA Interferon gamma release assay

57
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Can detect drug-resistant MTB

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GeneXpert (PCR-based NAAT)

58
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Swimming pool granuloma

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M. marinum

59
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Yellow bacillus

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M. kansasii

60
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Scrofula

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Cervical lymphadenitis
Mycobacterium scrofulaceum

61
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Tap water bacillus

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Mycobacterium gordonae

62
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Group II: Scotochromogens

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“Sc Sz X gordon”
M. scrofulaceum
M. szulgai
M. xenopi
M. gordonae

63
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Group I: Photochromogens

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“MASK”
M. marinum
M. asiaticum
M. simiae
M. kansasii

64
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M. avium-intracellulare complex SPECIMEN

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Stool

65
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MTB culture medium for contaminated spx

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Petragnani (increased malachite green)

66
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Buruli ulcers, “Inert bacillus”

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M. ulcerans

67
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Inert HACEK

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Eikenella corrodens

68
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“Radish bacillus”

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M. terrae-triviale

69
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Group IV: Rapid growers

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“FPASCh”
M. fortuitum
M. phlei
M. abscessus
M. smegmatis
M. chelonei

70
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Nitrate positive rapid grower

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M. fortuitum

71
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Mimics TB

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“NocHisPa kasi parang may TB”
Nocardia asteroides (bacteria)
Histoplasma capsulatum (fungi)
Paragonimus westermani (parasite)

72
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M. leprae stain

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Fite-faraco’s
(hematoxylin as counterstain)

73
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Leprosy manifestation:
Lepromine and CMI (+)
Few AFB

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Tuberculoid leprosy

74
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Test for M. kansasii

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Tween 80 HOH

75
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Biochemical tests for MTB and results

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Niacin accumulation test - (+) yellow color
Nitrate reduction - (+) broth: pink/red; strip: blue
Pyrazinamidase
MPT64 antigen
T2H susceptibility/inhibition test - (-) inhibition of growth

76
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Lumpy jaw, Actinomycosis
Molar tooth colonies

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Actinomyces israelii

77
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Positive on tap water agar

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Nocardia
Streptomyces
Nocardiopsis

78
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Positive for the hydrolysis of casein, xanthine, tyrosine

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Nocardia transvalensis

79
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Negative for the hydrolysis of casein, xanthine, tyrosine

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Nocardia asteroides

80
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Whipple’s disease - PAS-staining macrophages

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Tropheryma whipplei

81
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Longest bacteria

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Borrelia

82
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Borrelia culture medium

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Barber Stoenner Kelly BSK
33C 6 weeks

83
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Soft, painful chancroid

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H. ducreyi

84
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Hard, painless chancre

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Treponema pallidum

85
Q

Tabes dorsalis

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Tertiary syphillis - neurosyphilis
Degeneration of lower spinal cord

86
Q

Congenital syphilis triad

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Hutchinsonian triad
Notched teeth
Keratitis
Nerve deafness

87
Q

Current treatment for syphillis

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Penicillin G

88
Q

Agent of yaws

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Treponema pertenue “pertenYAW”

89
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Agent of bejel

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Endemic syphilis
Treponema endemicum

90
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Agent of pinta

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Treponema carateum

91
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Silver stains

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Warthin starry
Levaditi
Fontana tribondeau

92
Q

Severe form of leptospirosis

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Weil’s disease (icterohemorrhagiae)

93
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Gold standard for leptospirosis diagnosis

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Microscopic agglutination test

94
Q

Parrot fever

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Psittacosis/Ornithosis
Chlamydia psittaci

95
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3 causes of Guillain Barre Syndrome

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Campylobacter jejuni
Chlamydophila pneumoniae
Zika virus

96
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C. pneumoniae culture

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Hep2 cells, Human cell lines

97
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Associated with TWAR strain

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Taiwan Acute Respiratory strain
Chlamydophila pneumoniae

98
Q

Only chlamydia sensitive to sulfonamide

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Chlamydia trachomatis

99
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Lymphogranuloma venereum

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C. trachomatis subtypes L1, L2, L3

100
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TRIC

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Trachoma, Inclusion conjunctivitis

101
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Specimen for NAAT C. trachomatis

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Early morning first voided urine

102
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Pear-shaped elementary bodies

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Chlamydia pneumoniae

103
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With glycogen inclusions
Sensitive to sulfonamide
Round elementary bodies

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Chlamydia trachomatis

104
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All rickettsia cannot survive outside host/vector EXCEPT

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Coxiella

105
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Human granulocyte erlichiosis

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Anaplasma phagocytophila

106
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Human monocyte erlichiosis

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Ehrlichia chaffeensis

107
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Frequent cause of community-acquired pneumonia and tracheobronchitis

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Eaton’s agent (M. pneumoniae)

108
Q

Selective media for M. pneumoniae

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SP4-glucose

109
Q

Genital mycoplasmas

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M. hominis
U. urealyticum

Growth on NYCA

110
Q

Medium for M. hominis and U. urealyticum

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SP4-arginine
SP4-urea

111
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Large fried egg colonies

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M. hominis

112
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Tiny, fried egg colonies, dark brownish clumps

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U. urealyticum

113
Q

Trench fever agent and vector

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B. quintana (human body louse)

114
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Carrion’s disease, Oroya fever, Verruga Peruana fever

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Bartonella bacilliformis

115
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Cat scratch disease agents

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Bartonella henselae
Afipia felis
B. clarridgeaie

116
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Alternative for safranin counterstain in gram negative aerobes

A

0.5% aqueous basic fuchsin

117
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Sulfur granules only seen macroscopically

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Propionebacterium acnes

118
Q

Cell wall composed of L-diaminopimelic acid
Sulfur granules
Blood culture contaminant

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Propionebacterium (Cutibacterium) acnes

119
Q

Anaerobic diphtheroid
Catalase and spot indole positive

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Propionebacterium (Cutibacterium) acnes

120
Q

Anaerobic diphtheroid
bifurcated cells “dog bones”

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Bifidobacterium

121
Q

Capsule, catalase positive
Black on BBE (20% bile)

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Bacteroides fragilis

*BBE - Bacteroides Bile Esculin agar

122
Q

Resistant to Kanamycin, Vancomycin, Colistin

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Bacteroides fragilis

123
Q

brick red fluorescence on UVL

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Porphyromonas asaccharolytica
Prevotella melaninogenica

124
Q

Do not grow on KVLB
Asaccharolytic
Vancomycin susceptible

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Porphyromonas

125
Q

Brown-black pigment on KVLB agar
Colistin susceptible

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Prevotella melaninogenica

126
Q

“Bread crumb colonies”

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Gram negative bacilli:
Streptobacillus moniliformis (aerobic)
Fusobacterium nucleatum (anaerobic)

127
Q

“bread crumb” colonies
greening on air exposure
chartreuse fluorescence

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Fusobacterium nucleatum

128
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A

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