Unit 3: Culture and ID Flashcards
1
Q
what is biochemical ID
A
by test tubes, kit tests or automated instruments. based on metabolic testing principles
2
Q
what is serological methods
A
based on antigenic uniqueness of certain cellular components
3
Q
applications of molecular methods
A
- slow growing Mycobacteria tuberculosis
- not considered normal flora and associated w/ specific infections Neisseria gonorrhoea
- super bugs determined by genetic marker
- org difficult to culture (viruses, mycoplasmas, chlamydiales)
4
Q
mass spectrometry MALDI-TOF-MS
A
using colonial growth. preliminary ID w/in minutes w/o waiting culture plates to grow
5
Q
what is autiobiogram
A
recognizable patterns of susceptibility to antibiotics. not sufficient for formal reporting of ID
