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1) Define microbiology   a) The study of microorganisms  
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a) Nutritive   growth of wide range of microorg. (most non fastidous) without giving any particular org a growth advantage *Sheep Blood  
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b) Differential   contains some factors that allow colonies of one bacteria to show some metabolic/culture characteristics that can be used to distinguish them from other bacteria on the same plate *blood,emb, mac  
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selective   growth of one group of microorg, but not another cna,mac, *Mac, cna  
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Supplemental/enrichment   lim, chocolatte  
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When can a specimen be rejected   label and requisition dont match, improper transport medium, qns, leaking, transport time longer than 2hrs, dry.  
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Define genus   genus: diff species that have similar morphology, physiology and genetic traits but maintain individual status  
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strain   subset of bacterial special that differ by minor differences  
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species   collection of bacterial strains that share many common physiologic and genetic features  
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explain nomenclature   binomial system genus(capitalized) species (lowercase) *Staph. aureus  
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Sterilization: physical method chemical method   all microbial life are killed physical:incineration, moist/dry heat, filtration, ionizing radiation. chemical: ethylene oxide, formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde, peracetic acid.  
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Disenfection: physical method chemical method   most orgs, not all are destroyed boiling, pasteurizing, uv light alcohols, aldehydes, halogens, heavy metals, amonium, phenolics  
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Material safety data sheets   info about the chemical  
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TYPES OF FIRE EXTiNGUISHERS A   A-green triangle(trash, wood, paper) -employs water/all purpose dry chemical  
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B fire extenguisher   red square (chemical fire) employs foam, dry chemical or co2  
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C fire extenguisher   blue circle (electrical fire) employs nonconducting extinguishing agents co2 or dry chemical.  
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RACE acronym   Rescue injured Alarm Contain fire Extinguish fire  
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discuss electrical safety   check cords for fraying, all cords must be 3 pronged grounded, no extension cords  
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Biocide:   (chemical sterilant)-chemical agent that destroys all life  
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antiseptic:   inhibiting the growth of microorganisms w/o killing them  
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List components of the exposure control plan   Provisions disposal engineering controls  
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3 mechanisms of genetic change   mutation, recombination, gene exchange  
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Mutation:   change in original sequence of a gene  
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Recombination   donor DNA--> recipient DNA exchange of dna occurs  
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gene exchange   transformation, transduction, conjugation.  
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Binary fission   bacterial replication by cell division results in 2 daughter cells (asexual process) Identical DNA  
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Gram + cell wall composition   thick peptido glycan layer, lipoteichoic acid and teichoic acid... some have mycolic acid to fortify the murein layer  
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Gram - cell wall composition   thin peptidoglycal layer, outer layer has lipids, proteins and polysachharides  
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acid-fast   thick peptidoglycan and mycolic acid  
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Outer Membrane   protects cell from external environment  
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cell wall   gives shape and strength to withstand changes in osmotic pressure. prevents cell lysis,protects from mechanical disruption  
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periplasm   only in gram -, helps in detoxification, absorption of nutrients, enzymatic degradation of macromolecules  
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cytoplasmic membrane   regulate transport across the membrane and osmotic barrier, location of electron transport  
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capsule   protect cell from desiccation and toxic materials promotes conc. of nutrients at cell surface. antigenic, illicit immune response  
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pilli   used for attachment, bacterial conjugation, transfer of genetic material in gram - cells.  
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flagella   movement  
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endospores   protect from environment, guarantees survival  
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endotoxins   gram - bacteria produce this composed of lps heat stable low toxicity  
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exotoxins   gram + composed of protein heat labile  
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signs of disease   aches, headache, swollen lymph nodes, rashes, redness, cough/sneeze, congestion, nausea/vomitting, diarrhea  
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prevention of disease   immunization and epidemiology  
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reservoirs   human, animal, food, environmental  
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vectors   mode of transmission (direct/indirect)  
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transient flora   don't multiply, shed with host cells  
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resident flora   multiply permanent on the host  
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pathogen   microorg. that cause infection or disease  
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opportunistic pathogen   organism that only cause infection when one or more of the host's defense mechanisms are disrupted  
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virulence   degree of pathology caused by the organism. correlated with ability to multiply in the host  
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heat fix/methanol fix   preserve and fix in position the internal/external structure of organism  
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crystal violet   primary stain binds to bacterial cell walls with - charge  
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grams iodine   increases the interaction between cells and dye so that its more strongly stained  
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decolorizer   acetone/alcohol. damages bacterial with thin cell wall  
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safranin   counter stain. stains all unstained elements  
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cultivation   growing of living materials  
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in vivo   living body of plant/animal  
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in vitro   outside living body/in artificial environment  
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fastidious   have complex nutritional requirements  
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non fastidious   have simple nutritional needs  
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environmental requirements for the cultivation of bacteria   o2 and co2 availability  
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microaerophillic   need low levels of o2  
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capnophillic   grow well with higher co2  
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faculative anaerobic   grow with or without o2  
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how to evaluate bacterial colony morphologies   types of media supporting growth, quantities of each colony type, size, color, shape, surface, odor, gram stain  
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genotypic criteria   identification based on some portion of the genome using molecular techniques for DNA or RNA analysis  
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phenotypic criteria   identification based on observable physical or metabolic characteristics of bacteria. Analysis of gene products, not the genes themselves.  
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phenotypic criteria used for bacterial identification   macroscopic colony morphology (size, shape, color etc) microscopic morphology (gram stain, wet prep) environmental requirements for growth, atmospheric requirements, nutritional requirements, resistance to microbial agents.  
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quality control   control of labs analytical error by monitoring analytical performance with known controls and maintaining errors within established limits around the mean control values  
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quality assurance   institutional program designed to assess the success of the total organization achieving its goals  
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total quality management   improve patient care by monitoring laboratory work to detect and correct deficiencies  
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continuous quality improvement/performance improvement   improve patient care by not making a mistakes  
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2) Describe the basic elements of a quality control program   a) Specimen collection and transport b) Sop’s c) Personnel d) Referenc labs e) Patient reports f) Proficiency testing g) Performance checks h) Maintain qc records i) Maintain qc stocks  
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electron microscopy   condenser doesn't allow light to hit specimen. Spirochete detection  
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Fluorescent Microscopy   absorb and emit different wavelength of light. color against dark background  
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phase contrast microscopy   light beams pass through specimen and are partially deflected due to density differences. No stains needed  
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brightfield   light passes directly through specimen and then through lenses that reflect light  
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specimen collection   no transient flora, collected during acute phase of illness, and not prior to ab therapy.  
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specimen transport   within 30min of collection, in biohazard bag, at right temp.  
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direct microscopic evaluation   gram stain, quality of sputum specimens, presences of WBCS  
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