2.2 Microbiology

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Staphylococcus Species
Give the preliminary id tests for...,
How do you speciate staphylococci 2,
What are the three clinically sig...
53  cards
Staphylococcus Aureus
S aureus is a commensal found in ...,
Where is s aureus found as a comm...,
Why is s aureus so significant 3
91  cards
Coagulase Negative Staphylococci
What is the main example of coagu...,
What are cns 5 2,
How are cnss transmissed 3
14  cards
Celine - Neisseria
What type of bacteria are neisser...,
Write about the genus neisseria 2,
What are the 2 only species of ne...
74  cards
Celine - Moraxella
What is the most important specie...,
Write about where m catarrhalis i...,
What infections are caused by m c...
13  cards
Celine - Haemophilus
What are the three families of sm...,
What are the two genera of pasteu...,
What is the genera in alcaligenac...
50  cards
Celine - Gram Negative Rods - Pasteurella, Bordetella, Brucella
Write about pasteurella 1,
What three syndromes are associat...,
What virulence factors are associ...
38  cards
Celine - Diagnostic Microbiology
What are the three phases of micr...,
What are the three stages to the ...,
What are the three stages to the ...
115  cards
Celine - Automation
Why is micro slow to change over ...,
What are the four main drivers fo...,
Explain why automation is being i...
52  cards
Denise - Streptococcus
How is streptococcus classified 1,
Classify step based on haemolysis 2,
How do we classify strep based on...
148  cards
Denise - Enterococci
Write about enterococcus 1,
What are the characteristics of e...,
What infections do enterococci ca...
19  cards
Denise - Bacillus
Are bacillus endospore formers or...,
What type of bacteria are bacilli 2,
What are the three bacillus speci...
81  cards
Denise - Corynebacteria
What type of bacteria are coryneb...,
Write about the corynebacterium s...,
What are the reservoirs for coryn...
39  cards
Denise - Listeria
What type of bacteria is listeria 1,
What is the main listeria species...,
Describe l monocytogenes 3
41  cards
Denise - Enterobacterales
Write about the enterobacterales ...,
List the eight enterobacterales 2,
Write about the four factors of e...
144  cards
Denise - Pseudomonas
What are the reservoirs for pseud...,
When can pseudomonas cause proble...,
How would pseudomonas be transmis...
61  cards
Denise - Oxidative GNBs (Acinetobacter, Burkholderia, Stenatrophomonas)
How are gram negative bacilli cat...,
What are the oxidative gnbs 2,
How are the oxidative gnbs divided 3
21  cards
Denise - Curved Gram Negative Rods (Campylobacter, Helicobacter, Vibrio)
What are the three curved gram ne...,
Write about campylobacter species 2,
What is the main campylobacter sp...
62  cards
Denise - Anaerobes (Clostridioides)
What is an obligate aerobe 1,
Give two examples of obligate aer...,
What is an obligate anaerobe 3
79  cards
Denise - Anaerobes (Bacteroides)
What are bacteroides 1,
Where are anaerobic gnbs normally...,
Write about bacteroides infection 3
15  cards
Denise - Mycobacterium
Write about the tb who 2022 report 1,
Write about mycobacterium species 2,
What is meant by acid fast cell w...
52  cards
Antibiotic Activity
Define antimicrobials 1,
Define antibiotics 2,
Write a note on the importance of...
83  cards
Antimicrobial Resistance
What are the two main problems su...,
List the five most commonly impli...,
What does the burden of antibioti...
57  cards
Case Studies
What organisms are currently vacc...,
What organisms cause food poisoni...,
Zoonotic infections 2 3
45  cards
Incubation
Staphylococcus 1,
Neisseria 2,
M catarrhalis 3
10  cards
Samples
What samples are seen for staphyl...,
N gonorrhoeae 2,
N meningitidis 3
19  cards
Virulence factors
Staphylococcus toxins virulence f...,
Staphylococcus aureus scalded ski...,
S aureus toxic shock syndrome 3
13  cards
Toxins - Functions
Exfoliatin toxin 1,
Toxic shock syndrome toxin 2,
What does coagulase do 3
53  cards
Tests/Agar
Staphylococcus 1,
Mannitol salt 2,
Oxoid chromogenic mrsa agar 3
65  cards
Epidemiology
Write about gonorrhoea epidemiolo...,
Write about n meningitidis epidem...,
Write about h influenzae infectio...
12  cards
Resistance
Comment on mrsa 6 1,
Comment on mrsa epidemiology 2,
Write about mrsa surveillance 3
10  cards
Practical 3: Investigation of Gram-positive bacilli
List the possible gram positive g...,
List the clinically significant s...,
What would indicate b anthrax in ...
32  cards
Practical 4: Investigation of Gram-negative cocci
List the gram negative cocci genus 1,
How could you identify neisseria ...,
How could you identify moraxella ...
22  cards
Practical 5: Investigation of Gram negative Aerobic bacilli/coccobacilli (NOT FINISHED)
List the four genus of gram negat...,
List the four enterobacterales 2,
What are the 2 genus of lactose f...
58  cards
Practical 6: Investigation of Gram Negative anaerobic bacilli
List the gram negative anaerobic ...,
How do you differentiate pasteure...,
List the genera that make up the ...
30  cards
Practical 7: Investigation of Gram-positive Anaerobic Bacilli
What are the gram positive anaero...,
What tests do you use to investig...,
What are the clinically significa...
24  cards
Practical 8: Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
0  cards
Preliminary Identification Chart (1)
How do you classify staphylococcus 1,
How do you classify micrococcus 2,
How do you classify streptococci 3
19  cards
Preliminary Identification Chart (2)
Cocci gram positive catalase posi...,
Cocci gram positive catalase nega...,
Cocci gram negative 3
14  cards
ID Test Controls
Positive koh 1,
Negative koh 2,
Positive catalase 3
8  cards
ID: Staphylococcus and Micrococcus
What are the basic characteristic...,
What preliminary id test results ...,
What other genus might by cocci g...
29  cards
ID: Streptococci and Enterococci
What are the three classification...,
What are the basic characteristic...,
What tests would you carry out fo...
48  cards
ID: Neisseria and Moraxella
What are the basic characterisati...,
What tests do you carry out for p...,
How could you distinguish moraxel...
3  cards
ID: Enterococcus
0  cards
ID: Haemophilus
What are the basic characteristic...,
List the tests used to confirm ha...
2  cards
ID: Bacillus species
What are the basic characteristic...,
What tests should you carry out f...
2  cards
ID: Corynebacteria
What are the basic characteristic...,
What are the tests for corynebact...
2  cards
ID: Enterobacterales
What are the basic characterisati...,
What tests should you carry out f...,
Why is the macconkey plate so imp...
5  cards
ID: Pseudomonas
What are the basic characterisati...,
What tests are used for pseudomon...
2  cards
ID: Clostridium
What are the basic characteristic...,
What are the tests for clostridium 2
2  cards
Day 1: Question 1 - Preliminary ID
What are the basic characteristic...,
What preliminary id test results ...,
How do you know a gp and catalase...
61  cards
Day 1: Question 2 - Inoculating Tests
How do you carry out a dn ase test 1,
What are your controls for the st...,
What are your controls for mannit...
56  cards
Antimicrobial resistance
How do you carry out a disk diffu...,
What are the two strains you woul...,
What five disks are used for stap...
31  cards
Day 1: things i forget
At what temperature do you incuba...,
What agar do you always stab 2,
What agar do you use for optochin...
26  cards
Day 1: Basics
0  cards
Day 2: Tests I put up
0  cards
Day 2: Interpretation
What is a positive dn ase test 1,
What is a negative dn ase test 2,
What organisms produce a positive...
133  cards
Principles of Laboratory Tests
What are the principles behind th...,
What is the principle behind mann...,
What is the principle behind said...
51  cards
Day 2: Things I Forget
What are the five possible entero...,
How can you identify citrobacter ...,
How can you identify enterobacter...
11  cards
Past Exam Qs
Urease positive organisms 1,
New york city agar 2,
Dca agar 3
6  cards

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