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Special stains and cultures Flashcards

1
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Silver stain

A

H. pylori, Pneumocystis, Legionella

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2
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Tellurite agar

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C. diphtheria

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2
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M. TB

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Lowenstein-Jensen agar

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2
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Green metallic sheen on MacConkey agar

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E. coli

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4
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Cryptococcus india ink prep

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5
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Fungi

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Sabouraud agar

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6
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Partially acid fast oocysts of cryptosporidium

(diarrhea in AIDS)

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6
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Thayer-Martin media

A

Neisseria spp

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7
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Bordetella pertussis

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Bordet-Gengou (potato) agar

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8
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What does Thayer-Martin media contain and why is it used?

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Vancomycin (kills G+), polymyxin (kills G- except Neisseria), nystatin (kills fungi)

Isolate N. gonorrhae or meningitidis

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9
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Neisseria spp

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Thayer-Martin media

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10
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MacConkey agar

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Lactose-fermenting enterics turn pink

(E. coli, Klebsiella)

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11
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Legionella silver stain (Gram - intracellular coccobacillus)

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11
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Needs NAD+ and hematin

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H. flu

(Factors V and X, respectively)

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Lactose-fermenting on MacConkey agar

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E. coli, Klebsiella

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12
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Sabouraud agar

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Fungi

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13
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C. diphtheria

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Tellurite agar, Loeffler medium

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13
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Lowenstein-Jensen agar

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M. TB

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14
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Loeffer medium

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C. diphtheria

16
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TB acid fast

(nubs = TB; long = Nocardia)

17
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P. falciparum Giemsa stain

17
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Requires cysteine and iron

A

Legionella

(provided on charcoal yeast extract)

19
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Borrelia Giemsa

(spirochete! Lyme disease)

21
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What does PAS stain?

A

Glycogen and mucopolysaccharides

22
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Cryptococcus

A

India ink prep

23
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H. pylori, Pneumocystis, Legionella

A

Silver stain

24
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A

Chlamydia Giemsa stain

(Intranuclear inclusions)

24
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H. flu

A

Chocolate agar, contains factor V (NAD+) and X (hematin)

26
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Bordet-Gengou (potato) agar

A

Bordetella pertussis

28
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What is the one important use of PAS?

A

Whipple’s disease

(diarrhea, abdominal pain, joint pain)

29
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Eaton agar

A

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

(Contains cholesterol)

31
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Nocardia acid fast

(long = Nocardia; nubs = mycobacterium)

33
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Trypansomiasis Giemsa

34
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Pneumocystis silver stain

(Flattened footballs)

35
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Needs cholesterol

A

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

36
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Ziehl-Neelsen

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Acid fast stain

Mycobacterium, Nocardia, oocysts of Cryptosporidium

37
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T. whippeli PAS

(Large reddish blobs in GI mucosa)

38
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Chocolate agar

38
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae

A

Eaton agar (contains cholesterol)

39
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Non-lactose fermenting on MacConkey agar

A

Pseudomonas, Shigella, Proteus

40
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A

H. pylori silver stain

(notice GI mucosa)

42
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Charcoal yeast extract agar

A

Legionella

(Buffered with cysteine and iron)

43
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Legionella

A

Charcoal yeast extract

(Contains cystiene and iron)

44
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Gram - enterics

A

MacConkey agar to know if they’re lactose-fermenting (E. coli, Klebsiella) or non-lactose-fermenting (Proteus, Pseudomonas, Shigella)

45
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Giemsa stain

A

Chlamydia, Rickettsia, Borrelia, Plasmodium, Trypanosomes

46
Q

India ink

A

Cryptococcus

47
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A

Rickettsia Giemsa stain

(Morulae of Erlichiosis)

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