P1 | Introduction to Diagnostic Bacteriology (LECTURE)) Flashcards
a branch of biology which deals with the study of living organisms that are too small to be seen by the naked eye.
Microbiology
a branch of medical science which deals with the study of medically important microorganisms specifically their role in human disease which includes diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of infectious diseases.
- also known as “study of diseases”
Medical Microbiology
a branch of medical microbiology that focuses on the laboratory identification of medically important bacteria by phenotypical and genotypical characterization including antibiotic susceptibility testing of medically important bacteria.
- routine: commonly performed
Diagnostic Bacteriology
What are the two (2) types of characterization for bacteria?
- Phenotypical
- Genotypical
Visible traits:
- can be seen by the naked eye.
Phenotypical
Non-visible traits:
ex: Molecular
- DNA composition
- NA composition
Genotypical
Morphology:
- (shape: coccus, bacillus)
Microscopic Characteristic
can be seen without the use of microscope
Macroscopic Characteristics
Growth in the surface of a culture medium
Colonial Morphology
- study of microorganisms
- study of certain nonliving
entities as well as certain living
organisms.
Microbiology
Microbes are said to be “ubiquitous”
meaning they
are?
“Virtually everywhere”
bacteria:
- origin
- human-normal flora (non-pathogenic)
- animal
- environment: (soil, water, air) reservoir
What are the genetic material for procaryotes?
- Nucleic region: not enclosed in a nuclear membrane
- genetic material (DNA/Choromosome)
Microbes are
subdivided
into one of
four groups:
- Virus
- Bacteria
- Fungi
- Parasite
very simple microbes, consisting of nucleic acid, a few proteins, and (in some) a lipid envelope.
- completely dependent on the (host) cells they infect for their survival and replication.
ex: HIV - CO4 cell
Virus
with both RNA and DNA, metabolic machinery for self-replication, and a complex cell wall structure. (ASEXUAL)
- Prokaryotic - simple unicellular organisms
Bacteria
subdivided into single-celled organisms (yeasts) or multi-celled organisms (molds), with a few medically important members existing in both forms (dimorphic fungi) or monomorphic (exist as yeast or mold)
Fungi
subdivided into single-celled organisms (protozoa) or multi-celled organisms (worms and bugs)
Parasite
Definition of Terms Related to Infectious Process and Disease Transmission
- Pathogens
- Pathogenicity
- Virulence
- Pathogenetic determinants/Virulence Factors
- Infection
- Disease
- Infectious Disease
- Communicable Disease
- Symptoms
- Signs
- Normal Flora
- Colonization
disease causing microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi, protozoans, and viruses.
Pathogens
What are the two (2) types of Pathogens?
- True Pathogen
- Oppotunistic Pathogens
refers to an organism that will cause disease in a healthy host.
True Pathogen
refers to organisms that will
cause disease in an immunocompromised host
Opportunistic Pathogens
refers to the ability of an organism to cause disease in a host organism.
Pathogenicity
refers to the degree of pathogenicity; the power by which a pathogen can cause severe disease.
Virulence
refers to any genetic, biochemical, or structural features that enable a pathogen to cause disease in a host organism.
Pathogenetic determinants/Virulence Factors
refers to the entry, invasion and multiplication of pathogens in or on to the host body system which results to subsequent tissue injury and
progress to overt disease
Infection
What are the types of infection?
(Based on Source of Pathogen)
- Endogenous Infection
- Exogenous Infection
infection arising from colonizing flora/indigenous microflora.
Endogenous Infection
infection arising from invading
pathogen from the external environment & animals
Exogenous Infection
What are the types of infection?
(Based on Clinical Onset of Signs and Symptoms)
- Acute Infection
- Chronic Infection
rapid/sudden onset of signs and symptoms which are usually severe to fatal that may lead to death
Acute Infection
gradual onset of signs and symptoms that are usually mild to moderate that may progress to long standing infection
Chronic Infection
What are the types of infection?
(Based on Etiologic/Causative Agent)
- Nosocomial Infection
- Zoonotic Infection (Zoonosis)
infection acquired during
hospitalization
Nosocomial Infection
is an animal disease
which can spread to humans; animal acquired
infection
Zoonotic Infection (Zoonosis)
What are the types of infection?
(Based on Clinical Manifestation)
- Subclinical/Asymptomatic/Nonapparent
- Clinical/Symptomatic/Apparent
- Disease
- Infectious Disease
- Communicable Disease
- Symptoms
- Signs
- Normal Flora
- Colonization