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special stains Flashcards

1
Q

silver stain

A

legionella- gram negative rod, resp
fungi - pneumocystis
helicobacter pylori

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legionella

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silver stain

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3
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acid fast

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mycobacterium carbofuschin (high lipid content and my;colic acids in cell wall)
nocardia
cryptosporidium oocytes.

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4
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nocardia

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weakly acid fast

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5
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mycobacterium

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carbofuschin in acid fast loves the mycolic acid in its high lipid content wall ;) :)

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6
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dark-field or fluorescent antibody staining

A

treponema

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treponema

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dark-filed ro fluorescent antibody staining.

hurrah.

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giemsa

A 
chlamydia
rickettsia
borrelia
trypanosomes
plasmodium
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chlamydia

pleopmorphic with BONUS what others?

A

giemsa
(rickettsia, borrelia, trypanosomes, plasmodium)
pleomorphic - chlamydia, rickettsia, haemophilus

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rickettsia

pleomorphic with BONUS what others?

A

giemsa

  • (chlamydiae, borrelia, trypanosomes, plasmodium)
    pleopmorphic: chlamydia, rickettsia, haemophilus
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borrelia

spiral with BONUS what others?

A

giemsa
(chlamydiae, rickettsia, trypanosomes, plasmodium)
spiral: borrelia, leptospira, treponema

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trypanosomes

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giemsa

*chlamydiae, rickettsia, borrelia, plasmodium)

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plasmodium

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giemsa

chlamydiae, rickettsia, borrelia, plasmodium

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14
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what does PAS stain?

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Period-Acid-Schiff stain: staings GLYCOGEN, mucopolysaccharides

WHIPPLE DISEASE: tropheryma whipplei

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15
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tropheryma whipplei

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causes whipple disease
use PAS (periodic-acid-Schiff) to stain GLYCOGEN, and mucopolysaccharides.
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16
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Ziehl-Neelsen/carbolfuchsin

A

acid fast bacteria - nocardia, mycobacterium

protozoa: cryptosporidium oocyts

17
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cryptosporidium oocytes

A

protozoa stained with ziehl-Neelsen/carbolfuchsin

18
Q

india ink

A

cyrptococcus neoformans

19
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mucicarmine

A

Cryptococcus neoformans - thick capsule

20
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Cryptococcus neoforams

A

india ink

mucicarmine

21
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fungi like pneumocystis

A

silver stain

22
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helicobacter pylori

A

silver stain

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