microbiology test list Flashcards
1
Q
culture & sensitivity
A
C&S
- blood, urine, sputum, other bodily fluids, swabs
2
Q
chlamydia
A
- swabs
- STI
3
Q
clostridium Difficile toxin
A
- C.diff
- stool
- bacterium that causes mild-severe diarrhea
4
Q
Enteric Pathogens (5)
- salmonella
- shigella
- campylobacter
- yersinia
- aeromonas
A
stool
5
Q
fungus
A
skin, finger nails, hair, CSF, sputum, urine, tissue biopsy, vaginal swabs
6
Q
gonorrhea
A
- GC
- genital swab
7
Q
gram stain
A
- Gm. stain
- blood, sputum, other bodily fluids, swabs
8
Q
legionella
A
- a serious type of pneumonia
- sputum, bronchial/lung aspirates, pleural fluid
9
Q
Ova & parasites
A
- O&P
- stool
10
Q
pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
** pneumocystis JIROVECI pneumonia is the NEW correct name
A
-PCP
sputum, bronchial/lung aspirates
11
Q
respiratory syncytial virus
A
-RSV
nasal washings
12
Q
Tuberculosis / Acid Fast Bacilli
myobacteria
A
-TB / AFB
urine, sputum, CSF, other bodily fluids, stool
13
Q
Trichomonas
A
- Trich
- STD
- genital swab
