Role of Microbiology Lab Flashcards

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Why must we the identify isolated organisms?

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so that we may predict the severity of disease, likely course and possible antibiotic sensitivity

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What is then determined using the identified organism?

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the actual antibiotic sensitivity.

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What is does with the determined antibiotic sensitivity?

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Produce a report on an organism, a sensitivity and some attempt to assess significance

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What methods can be used for specimen collection?

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Culture
Indirect
Serology.

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What is culture?

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solid (inc selective), fluid and enrichment and selective broth; in varying atmospheres and temperatures.

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Name some indirect methods of specimen collection?

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latex, ELISA, gene probe (PCR)

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