Multichoice Flashcards
What type of swab would be used for Bordetella pertussis infection?
A pernasal swab with a thin flexible wire shaft? Polymerase chain reaction testing (PCR) can only be carried out on dry swabs.
What is paroxysmal coughing?
Frequent violent coughing making it hard for the person to breath
What does PCR MEAN IN MICROBIOLOGY TESTING?
Polymerase chain reaction, a technique used to amplify a segment of DNA and produce lots of copies, enabling detection and identification of bacteria and viruses such as tuberculosis, chlamidia, viral meningitis, bordetella pertussis etc
A bordetella swab is requested for PCR and culture what swabs are required and why?
A blue top thin flexible wire pernasal swab is needed for the PCR because a dry swab is needed and it needs to be long and flexible enough to reach the nasopharyngeal.
The culture requires a black top charcoal swab which is in transport media.
What is another name for the
petella?
The knee cap, the petella is a flat bone protecting the knee joint
What is the calcaneus bone?
The heel bone, it is situated in the back of the foot just below the talus, tibia and fibula bones of the lower leg.
Where are the metacarpal bones?
They are the immediate part of the skeletal hand bones, located between the phalanges of the fingers and the carpel bones of the wrist.
Where is the perineum?
The perineum is the anatomical región in the pelvis.
GAS. Is a microbiology term, what does it mean,
Group A Strep
What is airborne transmission?
Dispersal of evaporated droplet nuclei containing an infectious agent.
What is vehicle transmission?
Transmission of an infectious agent through food, water, biological products e. g blood, urine, faeces etc, Inanimate objects such as bed linen.
What is droplet transmission?
Spreading of an infectious agent through mucus membranes such as mouth, nose and eyes.
What is contact transmission?
Contact transmission is the most common form of transmitting diseases and virus. There are two types of contact transmission: direct and indirect. Direct contact transmission occurs when there is physical contact between an infected person and a susceptible person.
Indirect inanimate.
Name the 6 TB Risk factors?
“TB Risk”
T= Tight living quarters B = Beliw poverty line
R = refugee (immigrants) I = Immune system issues e.g HIV S = Substane abuse K = Kids under 5 years
What are the symptoms of TB?
A persistent cough for over 3 weeks, fever and night sweats, chills.
What is injected into the skin for a Mantoux test?
A small amount of liquid, called tuberculin, injected into the very top layer of the skin on your forearm. This is done with a small needle and syringe.