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General Characteristic of Family Mycoplasmataceae

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  • Lack cell wall or cell wall deficient (gram staining is not performed)
  • Susceptible to antibiotics classified as cell wall inhibitors
  • smallest living organism (0.2 to 0.3 um)
  • Slow growers
  • Facultative anaerobes
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Antibiotic classified as cell wall inhibitor

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Beta Lactams

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Example of beta lactams

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Penicillin and Cephalosphorin

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All mycoplasma spp. are slow growers EXCEPT

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M. hominis (rapidly growing)

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All mycoplasma spp. are facultative anaerobe EXCEPT

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M. pneumoniae (aerobic, highly fastidious)

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M. pneumoniae needs complex media that contains

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Cholesterol and Fatty acid

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  • Formerly referred to as Pleuropneumoniae like organism (PPLO) /Eaton agent
  • First mycoplasma to be isolated
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M. pneumoniae

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Agent of Primary Atypical Pneumonia/Walking Pneuomonia/Community acquired atypical pneumonia

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M. pneumoniae

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The two genital mycoplasma that are fastidious and agent of Pelvic Inflammatory disease (PID)

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M. hominis and M. urealyticum

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Causes NGU/Non-gonococcal urethritis

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M. hominis and U. urealyticum

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Mycoplasma spp. (+) on SBA and Chocolate agar

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M. hominis

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Applicable fluorescent stain for Mollicutes but not specific

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Acridine orange

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Ideal culture media for M. pneumoniae and M. hominis

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SPF Broth

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Solid media to recover M. hominis and Ureaplasma spp.

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A8 Agar

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15
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Previously called T-strain Mycoplasma

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Ureaplasma urealyticum

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16
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Agent of Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis

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Anaplasma phagocytophilium / Ehrlichia phagocytophilium

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17
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The vector of Anaplasma phagocytophilium / Ehrlichia phagocytophilium

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Ixodes ticks

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Agent of Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis

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Ehrlichia chaffeensis

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19
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The vector of Ehrlichia chaffeensis

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Lone star ticks

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Initially a member of family Rickettsiaceae but since it is not arthropod borne, it is no longer part of this family; a potential bioterrorism agent

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Coxiella burnetii

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Modes of transmission of C. burnetii

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  1. Inhalation of dried birthing fluids of several animals
  2. Ingestions of unpasteurized milk
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22
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Coxiella burnetii causes

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Query Fever (Q fever)

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Rickettsial infections are detected using what sero test only

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Weil felix (*but not specific since it has antigen from the genus Proteus)

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24
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Cause Rickettsial pox

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R. akari

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25
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Causes scrub typhus

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Orientia tsutsugamushi

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26
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Agent of Epidemic typhus and Brill zinsser disease

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R. prowazekii

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27
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Epidemic typhus requires what specific vector?

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Louse borne

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28
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the repeat/relapse of epidemic typhus; no vector required

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Brill Zinsser disease

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29
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Agent of Murine typhus

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R. typhi

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30
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Rocky Mountain spotted fever

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R. rickettsii

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31
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The organism that remains to be Chlamydia

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Chlamydia trachomatis

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32
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Organisms that are prev. under Chlamydia but became Chlamydophila

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Chlamydophila pneumoniae and Chlamydophila psittacci

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33
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General characteristic of Chlamydia/Chlamydophila

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  1. Obligate intracellular organisms, even though they can be cultivated they require cell or tissue culture
  2. Sensitive to Sulfa drugs
  3. Has 2 distinct form
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34
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Infectious form, has spore-like features because it is resistant to environmental physical stress *has outer membrane that contributes to its resistance

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Elementary body

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35
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Most prominent component of that membrane is called

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Major Outer Membrane Protein or MOMP.

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36
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non-infectious form but reproductive form

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Reticulated body

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Agent of Trachoma, LGV, and Reiter’s syndrome

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C. trachomatis

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38
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Chronic eye infection, number 1 cause of preventable blindness

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Trachoma or TRIC (trachoma inclusion conjunctivitis)

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39
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Sexually transmitted disease (STD) and venereally acquired also known as LGV

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Lymphogranuloma venereum

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40
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Reactive arthritis

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Reiter’ syndrome

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41
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Has pear shaped elementary body

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C. pneumoniae

42
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Has round shape elementary body

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C. trachomatis and C. psittacii

43
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Regarded as the gold standard until the development of NAAT

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Cell or Tissue culture

44
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Example of Cell or tissue culture

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McCoy cells, HeLa, Buffalo green monkey

45
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Currently the gold standard for C. trachomatis

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Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT)

46
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  • Respiratory pathogen
  • Previously known as TWAR Strain – Taiwan Acute - Respiratory Strain
  • gent of pneumonia
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Chlamydophila pneumoniae

47
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  • Respiratory pathogen
  • Parrot fever, ornithosis, Psittacosis *respiratory disease that can be acquired thru contact with infected birds or their droppings, same MOT with C. pneumoniae
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Chlamydophila psittacii

48
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  • Gram negative organism
  • Motile and provided with Axial filaments/Periplasmic flagella
  • Corkscrew motility
  • Cannot be visualized using brightfield microscope therefore, we use Darkfield microscope and silver stain
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General characteristics of Spirochetes

49
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Borrelia and Leptospira multiplies by

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Binary fission

50
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Treponemes multiplies by

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Transverse fission

51
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  • The only genus under spirochetes that can be visualized using brightfield/lighy microscope
  • Arthropod borne – acquired thru bites
  • Blood spirochetes
  • Loosely coiled
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Genus Borrelia

52
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The medium use for Genus borrelia

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Kelly Medium

53
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  • Tightly coiled with 1 or both ends bent to form a hook
  • Requires darkfield, phase contrast microscopes, immunofluorescent microscopy
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Genus Leptospira

54
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The medium used for Genus Leptospira

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Fletcher’s media

55
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T/F: Genus Borrelia and Leptospira are culturable

56
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  • Consisting of 4-14 coils/organism regularly space
  • Agents of syphilis/great pox/French disease
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Treponema pallidum

57
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T/F: T. pallidum is non-culturable

58
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MOT of T. pallidum

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  • Sexual transmission
  • Blood transfusion
  • Vertical transmission (Mother to fetus)
59
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The viability of T. pallidum can be maintained using

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Testicular chancre of rabbit

60
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Stage of syphilis where the patient develops lesion in the genitalia

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Primary stage

61
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Stage of syphilis presence of extragenital lesions (outside)

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Secondary stage

62
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Stage of syphilis where there’s an absence of lesion/symptoms

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Latent stage

63
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Stage of syphilis where lesions develop in deep organs of the body

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Tertiary stage

64
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  • Primary syphilitic lesions
  • Develops during the 1st stage
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Hard chancre/Hunterian chancre

65
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  • Secondary syphilitic lesions
  • Develops during the 2nd stage
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Condyloma latum

66
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Seen on Latent stage of syphilis

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Absence of symptoms
Blood test (+)

67
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Tertiary syphilitic lesions

68
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  • Agent of STD
  • Venereal spirochetosis
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Treponema cuniculi

69
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Trench mouth/Vincent’s stomatitis

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Treponema vincentii

70
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Yaws – Frambesia

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T. pallidum sp. pertenue

71
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Pinta

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T. pallidum sp. careteum

72
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Bejel/Endemicum syphilis

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T. pallidum sp. endemicum

73
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MOT for T. pallidum sp. pertenue, T. pallidum sp. careteum, T. pallidum sp. endemicum

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Direct contact with infected lesions

74
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Diagnostic procedure Genus Borrelia

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Sero test and Examination of Giemsa stained smears

75
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  • Vector for Borrelia burgdorferi
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Ticks – ixodes spp.
(Deer ticks, Black legged ticks)

76
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also known as tick borne relapsing fever; give the agent

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Lyme disease; Borrelia burgdorferi

77
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Stage of Lyme disease where the patient Develops bull’s eye rash (ECM) in the bite site

78
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Stage of Lyme disease where the patient has dissemination of ECM to other parts of the body

79
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Stage of Lyme disease where the patient developes Chronic arthritis and development neurologic abnormalities/symptoms

80
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Vector of Borrelia recurrentis

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Pediculus spp.
- P. humanus capitis (head louse)
- P. humanus corporis (body louse)

81
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Agent that causes Louse borne relapsing fever

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Borrelia recurrentis

82
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Vector of Borrelia duttoni, Borrelia parkeri, Borrelia hermsii (other agents of tick borne relapsing fever)

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Ornithodoros ticks/
Soft ticks

83
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ECM (Erythema Chronicum Migrans)

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Bull’s eye rash that may develop in Lyme Disease

84
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Hallmark of immune phase of Leptospirosis

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Aseptic meningitis

85
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Serologic gold standard for Leptospirosis detection

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Microscopic agglutination test

86
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Causative agent of Leptospirosis (human and animal)

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L. interrogans

87
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Phase of leptospirosis where there’s a septicemia (high fever and headache)

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Anicteric phase

88
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Phase of leptospirosis that is characterized by the involvement of liver and kidney

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Icteric phase

89
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specimen for 1st week for Leptospirosis

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Blood and CSF

90
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Specimen for 2nd week of Leptospirosis

91
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The severe form of Leptospirosis

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Weil’s disease

92
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Seldomly performed in the lab

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Anaerobic culture

93
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Equipment used to provide an anaerobic environment

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GASPAK Jar

94
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Component of GASPAK jar that ensures oxygen free environment

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Palladium Catalyst

95
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Indicators of GASPAK

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Methylene blue or Resazurin (pink)

96
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Color of GASPAK Jar in the absence of air

97
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Anaerobes that can emit foul odor

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  • C. difficile
  • Fusobacterium
  • Porphyromonas
98
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  • Produce brick red fluorescence under UV
  • Produce black pigment
  • Gram negative anaerobic bacilli
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Porphyromonas and Prevotella

99
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Red fluorescence that rapidly fades

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Veilonella

100
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Chartreuse fluorescence (Yellow)

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Fusobacterium nucleatum

101
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Anaerobic organisms with sulfur granules

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  • Actinomyces,
  • Other Propionibacterium,
  • Cutibacterium acnes
  • Eubacterium nodatum

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