Mycobacteria Flashcards
What is the most familiar species of Mycobacterium?
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Mycobacterium leprae
What is other name for leprosy?
- Hansen Disease
What is the counterstain for acid fast staining?
- methylene blue
When there is a delay in the processing of the culture specimen, what should be done?
- refrigeration
The inhibitor present in egg-based media
Malachite green
Positive result for nitrate reduction
Red color
Media that enhanced the isolation of isoniazid resistant strain of MTB
Middlebrook 7H11
The positive Niacin reaction is indicated by
Development of yellow color
The optimal growth temperature for M. xenopi
42 degrees celcius
Which strain is used for the fluorescent staining method for the identification of Mycobacteria?
Auramine
What is the average incubation period for slow growing pathogenic Mycobacteria?
2-6 weeks
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is classified as
Nonphotochromogen
MTB reaction for semiquantitative catalase test
> 45 mm bubble column
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is also known as
Koch’s bacillus
Remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the world today
Tuberculosis
Other name of Environmental mycobacteria?
Nontuberculous mycobacterium
What is the morphology of mycobacterium?
Gram positive, slender, slightly curved or straight, rod-shaped
Mycobacteria resist staining with
Aniline dyes such as Gram stain
Mycobacteria is resist decolorization with
Acid ethanol
What is the oxygen requirement for mycobacterium?
Strictly aerobic
Fails to grow in vitro
M. leprae
What does a mycobacterium laboratory should have?
Non-recirculating ventilation system
What is the required respiratory protection or mask?
N-95 mask
What is the most important piece of equipment in the microbiology laboratory?
Biological safety cabinet
Negative pressure cabinet
Class I or biological safety cabinet class 1
Vertical laminar flow cabinets
Class II or biological safety cabinet class II
What is the contact time for proper disinfectants?
10-30 minutes
What is the concentration of sodium hypochlorite?
0.1-0.5%
What is the concentration for phenol?
5%
What is the concentration for formaldehyde and for glutaraldehyde?
3-8% and 2%
What is the contact time for formaldehyde and glutaraldehyde?
At least 30 mins
What are the specimen for collection?
- urine
- feces
- blood
- CSF
- respiratory specimens
- tissue biopsies
- aspirations of any tissue or organ
What are the most common specimen for mycobacterium?
Sputum and bronchial aspirates
What is the process of collecting sputum specimen?
- Early morning specimen
- Should be collected on three consecutive days
What is the volume of sputum?
5-10 mL
What is the recommended container?
Sterile, wide-mouth cup with tightly fitted lid
Patients inhale ____to allow them to cough
Nebulized hypertonic saline
This cell wall of mycobacteria makes them somewhat less suceptible to the killing action of the various chemicals
High lipid content
What is the most popular reagent in decontamination?
2-4% sodium hydroxide
Enumerate the agents we can use for Digestion agents
- 4-2% sodium hydroxide
- N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine (NALC)
- Dithiothreitol
What is the colony appearance of mycobacterium in afb staining?
Beaded appearance
Primary stain
Carbolfuschin
Decolorizing agent
Acid alcohol
What is the color of Acid fast organisms?
Red