Miscellaneous, Acid Fast bacilli, Anaerobic bacteria

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-produce Much granules
-resistant to decolorization
-can ‘clump’
-‘Gram neutral and Gram ghosts’
-incomplete staining= beaded appearance

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mycobacteria

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-beaded rods, X, V, Y and L formation
-‘cauliflower colonies’ with cording
-has CORD factor

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m. tuberculosis/ KOCH bacillus

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-attenuated strain used for vaccination in newborns of mycobacterium

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m. bovis

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mycobacterium vaccine from attenuated strain of b. bovis

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bacille-calmette-guerin

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-associated with human cases of TB in tropical africa
-requires spoligotyping

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m. africanum

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-smooth strain of m. tuberculosis
-first human isolate from cervical lymph node, from aids patients

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m. canetti

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isolated from TB patients in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised individuals

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m. microti

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-disease of respiratory tract
-airborne 1-5um
-also known as ‘CONSUMPTION’

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tuberculosis

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when a tubercle turns to a cheeselike consistency called

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caseous lesion

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if causeous lesions calcify, they are termed as - observed in chest xray

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ghon complexes

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organization of lympohocytes, macrophage, fibroblast

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granuloma

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-AKA. TUBERCULOSIS spondylitIS OR SKELETAL TB
-tb to spinal vertebrae

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pott’s disease

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-extrapulmonary TB
-after primary pulmonary disease

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millary TB

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-acquired by spontaneous mutation of inappropriate use of antimicrobial agents to treat M tuberculosis

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MDR-TN
multidrug resistant m. tuberculosis

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MDTRB
without previous history of TB

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primary MDR-TB

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MDRTB
defined as resistance to drugs

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extensively drug resistant TB/ XDR-TB

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ranyoun’s classification of nontuberculous mycobacteria

not pigmented unless exposed to light
-dark: cream or buff
-light: orange/yellow

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photochromogens

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ranyoun’s classification of nontuberculous mycobacteria

pigmented both in dark and light

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scotochromogens

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ranyoun’s classification of nontuberculous mycobacteria

non-pigmented both in dark and light

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nonphotochromogens

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ranyoun’s classification of nontuberculous mycobacteria

pigment variation
3-7 days growth rate

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rapid growers

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contributes greatly to incidence of NTM disease

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AIDS

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most common NTM causing tuberculosis

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m. avium

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m. avium

wood pigeon bacillus

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m. avium. silvaticum

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NTM that cause disease in poultry and swine

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M. avium

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-causative agent of JOHNE'S DISEASE -from patients with chron's disease -very slow grower

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m. avium. paratuberculosis

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-second cause of NTM lung disease -AKA. YELLOW BACILLUS -seen as 'SHEPHERD'S CROOK' -dark red crystal of 10b carotene

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m. kansasii

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-disease of fish isolated from aquarium -SWIMMING POOL GRANULOMA

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m. marinum

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-3rd most common mycobacterium after m. tuberculosis and m. leprae -cause of BURULI cancer

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m. ulcerans

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-seen as a problem in preparation of bacteriologic smears -aka. TAP WATER BACILLUS

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m. gordonae

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-recovered from hot and cold tap water- water storage tanks -from african toad -BIRD'S NEST with sticklike projections

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m. xenopi

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aka. RADISH BACILLUS

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m. terrae

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mycobacterium most common rapidly growing bacteria- localized cutaneous infections

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m. fortuitum

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mycobacterium -associated with disseminated cutaneous infections -outbreak with administration of DPT-polio vaccines

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m. chelonae

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mycobacterium -causes bone infections -branching y shaped forms

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m. smegmatis

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BSC for diagnosis of NTM

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class 2-3

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-specimen used to recover mycobacteria that may have been swallowed during the night -detection in children

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gastric lavage

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specimen of choice for detecting NTM, obtained when collecting sputum is not possible

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bronchoscopy specimens

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specimen to identify patients who may be at risk of deceloping m. avium

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fecal specimens

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grading of sputum specimens: for scoring sputum

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bartlett's

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grading of sputum specimens: for contaminataion assessment

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murray-washington

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grading of sputum specimens: emphasize ratio between SECs and PMNs

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heinemans

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most commonly used egg based medium

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lawenstain jensen

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recovery of mycobacterua from heavily contaminated spx medium

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petragani medium

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medium for m. avium

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wallenstein

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test that indicates m. tuberculosis

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mantoux test

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test for immune response to bacteriual antigen mycobacterium

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tuberculin test

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most commonly used biochemical test for identification of MTB

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niacin test

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-found in schwann cells -HANSEN's bacillus -CIGAR POCKET/ POCKET FENCE

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m. leprae

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2 forms of leprosy: localized/ neural leprosy/ benign

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tuberculoid

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2 forms of leprosy: disseminated/progressive/ malignant

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lepromatous

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hansens disease, scaly scabby and rough

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leprosy

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marker for malignany in GI tract smooth swarming

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c. septicum

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only urease + clostridia

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c. sordelli

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-GAS GANGRENE BACILLUS -clostridum welchii -BOXCAR shaped -STORMY FERMENTATION OF MILK

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c. perfrigens

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-eating sore -desctruction of muscles

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gas gangrene/myconecrosis

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-PIG-BEL ingestion of entrotoxin

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food prisoning/ enteritis necrotans

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2 types of food poisoning: mild and self limiting

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type a food poisoning

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2 types of food poisoning: serious but rare

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type c food poisoning

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-TRACK HEAD BACILLUS -DRUMSTICK/LOLLIPOP/TENNIS RACKET

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clostridium tetani

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lockjaw

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trismus

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distorted grin

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risus sardonicus

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-CANNED GOOD BACILLUS -potential agent of bioterrorism -contains most potent toxin known to man -produce paralysis and death

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c. botulinum

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most potent toxin known to man, has 7 types cleaves synaptic cells

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botulism toxin

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types of botulism toxin associated with human infections

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A, B, E

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toxin type -, used to treat strabismus/ wandering eye and beauty enhancer

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A

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-ingestion from honey or breast feeding, infection -FLOPPY BABY SYNDROME

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infant botulism

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most common cause of antibiotic associated diarrhea infection control DILEMMA -HORSE STABLE/ BARNYARD COLOR

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c. difficile

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definitive identification test for c. botulinum

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mouse neutralization test

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gold standard test for detection of c. difficile

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cell structure cytoxicity test

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differentiate c. bifermentans and c. sordellil

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spot indole test

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anaerobic nonsporeforming bacilli and cocci spiderlike/ wooly appearance molar tooth

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actinomyces

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anaerobic nonsporeforming bacilli and cocci safety pin appearance

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bacteroides fragilis

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anaerobic nonsporeforming bacilli and cocci forked ends/ dog bones

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bifibacterium

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anaerobic nonsporeforming bacilli and cocci medusa head

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c. septicum

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anaerobic nonsporeforming bacilli and cocci segull wing shape

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eubacterium

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anaerobic nonsporeforming bacilli and cocci breadcrumbs like

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fusobacyterium

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anaerobic nonsporeforming bacilli and cocci raspberry like

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leptotrichia

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most commonly isolated anaerobes from blood culture

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bacteroides fragilis

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most common cause of actinomyces

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actinomyces isaraelli

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cotains sulfur granules clinical infx

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actinomycosis

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-RAT BITE FEVER -HAVERHILL FEVER -L FORMS

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streptobacillus monoliformis

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-NECKLACE LIKE ARRANGEMENT -FRIED EGG -FLUFF BALLS

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streptobacillus monoliformis

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-rat bite fever refereed as SODOLU

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spirillum minus/minor

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etiologic agent of bacterial vaginosis

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gardnerella vaginalis

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bacterial vaginosis= gardnerella vaginalis test: clue cells

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direct saline

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bacterial vaginosis= gardnerella vaginalis test: fishy amine

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whiff/ KOH

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etiologic agent of granuloma inguinale or donovanosis

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calymmatobacterium granulomatis

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-resembles HACEK -atrichous bacteria with GLIDING MOTILITY

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capnocytophaga