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(P) Lec 5: Collection, Handling, and Processing Of Specimen Flashcards

1
Q

All parts of the body exposed to the outside environment is inhabited by the
____ and specimens coming from these parts are considered ____.

A

Normal Microbiota
Non-sterile

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Consists of non-pathogenic organisms but can be pathogenic once placed outside their normal habitat

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Normal Micriobiota

Formerly known as normal flora

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Specimens coming from body parts not exposed to the outside environment

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Sterile Specimens

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Sterile or Non-sterile Specimen?

✦ Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)
✦ Peritoneal Fluid
✦ Pericardial Fluid
✦ Pleural Fluid
✦ Blood
✦ Suprapubic Aspirate (SPA)

A

Sterile

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Sterile Specimens

When cultured under normal conditions, there should be ____

A

no growth of microorganisms (absolutely negative)

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Specimens coming from body parts exposed to the outside environment

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Non-sterile Specimen

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Sterile or Non-sterile Specimen?

✦ Urine
✦ Stool
✦ Sputum

A

Non-sterile

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Normally, urine is ____ in the bladder

A

sterile

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Collection via ____ is critical because there might be a possibility of contamination when performed incorrectly

A

midstream clean-catch

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10
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When is urine considered sterile?

A

When collected via suprapubic aspiration

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11
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What do MDs usually request prior to antibiotic therapy?

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Culture & Sensitivity

Unless the objective is to monitor the treatment

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12
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Why is sepsis and exception to requesting C&S prior to antibiotic therapy?

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Because administration of first line antimicrobials cannot be delayed

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13
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In automated blood culture machines, they have?

A

Antimicrobial Removing Device (ARD)

Blood C&S with ARD (antibiotic is already given but C&S is still requested)

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14
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In aseptic collections and sterile containers, there should be no ____

A

Contaminants

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15
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In microbiology, ____ will do except for blood culture

A

minimal amounts

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16
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In microbiology, minimal amounts will do except for ____

A

blood culture

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17
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This is to obtain a higher yield of isolates

A

Acute Stage of the Disease Process

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18
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Ideal TAT

A

Processed immediately after collection

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19
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Ideal TAT for critical specimens (coming from sterile site)

A

Within 15 mins after collection

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20
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Ideal TAT for non-critical (other) specimens

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within 2 hours after collection

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21
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When processing, we should prioritize what type of specimen?

A

Critical

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22
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What should you process first?

Stool vs. Urine vs. Blood vs. CSF

A

Blood then CSF

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23
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If you are considering that the sample contains
microorganisms that are sensitive to drying, you should process them ____

A

immediately

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24
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Collection Methods

Suitable and done ONLY for aerobic organisms

Because the collection method is already exposed to oxygen

A

Cotton Swab (Swab Technique)

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25
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Advantage of cotton swab technique?

A

Common, easily available, easy to perform

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26
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Disadvantage of cotton swab technique?

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Toxic to other organisms

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27
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If you are suspecting that the isolate is ____ (also sensitive to drying), note that cotton contains fatty acids that are toxic to the organism

A

Neisseria gonorrhoea

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28
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If there is no other choice besides cotton, what can you do when the isolate is Neisseria gonorrhoea?

A

Add charcoal so as to neutralize the toxic fatty acids present in the cotton

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29
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✦ Made of synthetic fiber, not cotton
✦ Highly absorbent, so the sample will not easily dry out

A

Rayon and Dacron Technique

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30
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Disadvantage of Rayon and Dacron?

A

Expensive and may not be readily available

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31
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◦ Any extraction can support the growth of aerobic and anaerobic culture, simply because
the method does not allow exposure of the specimen to oxygen
◦ Aerobic and anaerobic culture
◦ Ex: Peritoneal fluid, urine via SPA, wound exudate, blood

A

Needle Aspiration/Extraction

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32
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Done by aspirating from a catheter tube

A

Catheterization

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33
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Diagnostic Purpose of Blood Specimen

A

To determine bloodstream infection (bacteremia)

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34
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What can be determined during blood culture?

A

Presence of bacteria, not the toxin

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35
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Usual order of blood specimen

A

2 sets of blood culture (1 for aerobic bottle and 1 for anaerobic bottle)

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36
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Why do they order 2 sets of blood culture?

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To distinguish TRUE pathogen

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37
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Media for manual blood culture

A

Brain-Heart Infusion Broth (BHIB) with 0.025% Sodium Polyanethole Sulfonate (SPS) (+/- 1% Gelatin)

38
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Best anticoagulant for blood culture despite it being able inhibit some microorganisms

39
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Why SPS regarded as the best anticoagulant for blood culture?

A

because of its anticomplement and
antiphagocytic properties; it also neutralizes aminoglycosides

40
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Anticoagulant-to-Blood Ratio for Adults

41
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Anticoagulant-to-Blood Ratio for Children

42
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Positive result indicators for manual blood culture

A

Hemolysis, Turbidity, Pellicle Formation, Bubble Formation

43
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Preliminary / Initial Reporting of Results

A

after 24 hrs, 48 hrs, 72 hrs, 5 days, 7 days

44
Q

When the spx tested negative after 24 hours,

A

the initial report would be negative

45
Q

When the spx tested positive after 48 hours,

A

subculture is performed

46
Q

Official report on the isolate is released usually ___

A

after another 3 days (5th day)

47
Q

The final result would be released at the ___

48
Q

T or F: When spx tested positive in a time frame, you do not have to perform a subculture

A

F (you have to)

49
Q

If you see this, study how to do the subculture hehe

A

Go bebi !!

50
Q

TAT for Typhoid Fever

51
Q

TAT for Brucellosis and Endocarditis secondary to HACEK species

52
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What are the HACEK species?

A

Haemophilus
Aggregatobacter
Cardiobacter
Eikenella
Kingella kingae

53
Q

These organisms associated with bacterial endocarditis are slow-growers

54
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Principle of Automated Blood Culture

A

Fluorescence-based

55
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TAT of Automated Blood Culture

56
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  • Normally sterile (inside the bladder)
  • Depending on how it is collected, it can be sterile or nonsterile
A

Urine Specimen

57
Q

Collection Methods for urine specimens

A

Midstream Clean-Catch
Catheterized
Suprapubic Aspiration

58
Q

Diagnostic Purpose of urine specimen

A

Diagnosis of UTI

59
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T or F: Only in urine culture that we perform quantitation

60
Q

Give the formula of CFU

A

CFU = # of Colonies x Loop Factor (calibrated wire loop)

Loop Factors
▪︎ 0.1 mL - 10
▪︎ 0.01 mL - 100
▪︎ 0.001 mL - 1000

61
Q

Urine Specimen

When is the interpretation for >100,000 CFU/mL?

A

Significant

62
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Urine Specimen

When is the interpretation for < 50,000 CFU/mL?

63
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Urine Specimen

When is the interpretation for Between 50,000 and 100,000 CFU/mL?

A

Borderline or Indeterminate

64
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What happens when the urine specimen falls as borderline or indeterminate?

A

You will need to repeat urine culture

65
Q

Critical and sterile Specimen and collected via Lumbar Puncture

A

CSF Specimen

66
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Diagnostic Purpose for CSF specimen

A

For the diagnosis of Bacterial Meningitis

67
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Media for CSF specimens

A

BAP, CAP, MAC

68
Q

CSF is incubated at what temperature?

A

Room Temperature or Body Temperature

69
Q
  • Polymicrobial in nature; allows isolation of several microorganisms
  • Collected through swabs or aspirations
  • Emits foul odor due to Anaerobes and Facultative Anaerobes (most pathogenic organisms)
A

Wound discharge/abscess specimen

70
Q

Media for Wound discharge/abscess specimens

A

◦ Plating through MAC and BAP
◦ Thioglycollate (Liquid Media)

71
Q

Which media of wound discharge/abscess specimen is this?

✦ Enrichment Broth
✦ Allows the growth of Obligate Aerobes, Facultative Anaerobes, and Microaerophilics

A

Thioglycollate (Liquid Media)

72
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  • Contain many enteric organisms (contaminated with normal microbiota)
  • Gram stain is NOT usually done (very seldom, simply because the fecal matter is full of gramnegative organisms)
A

Stool specimen

73
Q

What selective and differential media are being used for stool specimen?

A

✦ MAC - MacConkey Agar
✦ HEA - Hektoen Enteric Agar
✦ EMB - Eosin-Methylene Blue Agar

74
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Differential selective media for isolation of Salmonella spp.

A

SSA (Salmonella-Shigella Agar), Selenite F Broth

75
Q

Differential selective media for isolation of Vibrio spp.

A

TCBS (Thiosulfate-Citrate-Bile Salts-Sucrose Agar) and Peptone Water

77
Q

Includes nasopharyngeal swabs, sputum, bronchial and tracheal aspirate, and nasopharyngeal aspirates

A

Respiratory specimens

78
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Respiratory specimens

Gold standard for decontamination

A

Sodium hydroxide

79
Q

Respiratory specimen

Gold standard for digestion

A

N-acteyllcysteine (NaLC)

80
Q

Plating media for respiratory specimens

A

BAP, MAC, CAP

81
Q

Diagnostic purpose for throat swabs

A

Strep Throat, Diptheria, Neisseria infection

82
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Plating media for throat swabs

83
Q

Plating media for Neisseria spp.

A

Modified Thayer Martin Media

84
Q
  • Do Gram Stain (to check for the intracellular presence of Gram-negative coccobacilli)
A

Vaginal, Urethral & Rectal Swabs

85
Q

Media for Vaginal, Urethral & Rectal Swabs

A

CAP
BAP
MTMM (if infection with Neisseria gonorrhoeae is suspected)

86
Q

How many sputum specimen is required for TB culture?

A

Three (1 for culture, 2 for acid-fast staining)

87
Q

Gold standard for TB Culture

A

NaOH (decontamination) and NaLC (digestion)

88
Q

Media for TB Culture

A

◦ Löwenstein-Jensen (LJ) Medium
◦ Middlebrook 7H11/7H10
◦ BACTEC
◦ Gene Xpert

89
Q

This can detect the presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the specimen and determine whether the isolate is Multidrug Resistant

A

Gene Xpert

90
Q

Check niyo table summary ni Wakin and tell him thank you <3

A

Kaldagan niyo na rin hehe

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