Medical Microbiolgy Basics

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Which ecosystems of human body are normally sterile (4)

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1. blood
2. CSF
3. Joint fluid
4. bladder

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Name aerobic gram positive, catalase positive cocci (2)

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Staphyloccocus; Micrococcus

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Name aerobic Gram positive catalase NEGATIVE cocci (2):

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Steptococcus
Enterococcus

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Name aerobic Gram negative cocci (2)

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Neisseria
Moraxella

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Name anaerobic Gram positive cocci:

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Peptostreptococcus

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Name anaerobic Gram positive rods (4):

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Clostridium
Propionibacterium
Actinomyces
Lactobacillus

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Name anaerobic Gram negative cocci:

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Veillonella

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Name anaerobic Gram negative rods (5)

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Bacteroides; Fusobacterium; Prevotella; Porphyromonas;
Bilophila

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Name aerobic Gram positive Rods (7)

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Corynebacterium; Listeria; Lactobacillus; Erysipelothrix; Bacillus; Nocardia; Mycobacterium (also acid fast)

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Micro media: BBA = ? (for what)

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Brucella Blood Agar
(anaerobic cultures)

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BBA/Gent = ?

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Brucella Blood Agar (anaerobic cultures; inhibits some aerobes)

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BCYE = ?

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Buffered Charcoal Yeast Extract agar (selective for Legionella)

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Which medium is selective for Legionella?

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BCYE (buffered charcoal yeast extract agar)

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BHI = ?

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Brain Heart Infusion (for fungus blood cultures)

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CA = ?

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Chocolate (for sterile body sites, fastidious organisms(

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CAMP = ?

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Campylobacter

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CIN = ?

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CefsulodenIrgasan Novobiacin Agar (for stools, selects for Yersinia, @30C)

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CNA = ?

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Colistin-nalidixic Acid and Sheep blood agar (gram positive aerobes)

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EMB = ?

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Eosin Methylene Blue Agar (for Gram negatives, E coli--?green metallic sheen)

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GN = ?

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Gram negative broth (stools, enrichment for Gram negative ie. Salmonella, Shigella)

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HE = ?

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Hektoen (stools, Salmonella, Shigella)

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MAC = ?

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MacConkey (stools, enteric Gram negatives)

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MACS = ?

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MacConkey with sorbitol (stools, O157:H7)

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Which medium is selective for E coli O157:H7?

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MacConkey with sorbitol (MACS)

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MP = ?

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Mycophil Agar (fungus)

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MPG = ?

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Mycophil Agar/gentamycin (fungus)

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MS = ?

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Mycosel (fungus)

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PDA = ?

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Peptic Digest Agar (Fieldes, respiratory, Haemophilus)

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PEA = ?

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Peenyl-ethyl alcohol, +Sheep blood agar (wounds, gram positive anaerobes)

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SBA = ?

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5% sheep blood agar (non selective, general use)

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SS = ?

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Salmonella Shigella (stools, salmonella, shigella)

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TCBS = ?

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Thiosulfate Citrate Bile Sucrose Agar (stools, Vibrio)

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Which medium for isolation of Vibrio?

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TCBS (Thiosulfate Citrate Bile Sucrose Agar)

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TCCMA = ?

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Taucholate Cefoxitin Cycloserine Mannitol Agar (stools, c diff)

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Thio = ?

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Thioglycollate (broth back-up, can support hardy anaerobes)

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Thio Anaerobic = ?

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Thioglycollate with Vit K and Hemin (deep wounds, growth of fastidiious organisms)

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TM = ?

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Thayer Martin (genital, Neisseria)

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TSA or TSB = ?

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Tripticase Soy Agar, Tripticase Soy Broth

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XLD = ?

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Xylose lysine deoxycholate (stools)