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Micro Quiz 5/16

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What are diptheroids?   Non- pathogenic Corynebacterium  
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Where are diptheroids normal flora?   Skin, respiratory tract, vagina, soil, water  
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What is the characteristic lesion of C. diphtheriae?   pseudomembrane- gray leathery web  
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What diseases does the DPT or DTaP immunize against?   A. Dipthera B. Tetnus c.Pertusis  
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What is the gram stain of Bacillus?   Gram pos bacilli with spores  
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Is Bacillus an aerobic or anaerobic genus?   Aerobic  
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What is the characteristic lesion of anaerobic infections?   Necrosis- dead tissue  
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Which specimens are likely to contain clinically significant anaerobes?   a sample aspirated with needle and syringe or pus from a deep wound with a foul odor.  
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Which specimens are unacceptable for anaerobic culture?   A. Swabs from surface wounds B. Coughed up sputum and stomach contents  
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What is the gram stain of Clostridium?   Gram Pos Bacilli with Spores  
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Are Clostridium aerobic or anaerobic organisms?   anaerobic  
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Where are Clostridium normally found?   Soil, dust, water, intestines of humans and animals  
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What does Cl. tetani cause?   Lock jaw/ tetanus neurotoxin causes painful muscle spasms  
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What are the characteristics of a wound likely to become infected by Cl. tetani?   A. Deep puncture B. Spores or dirt in wound C. Dead Tissue  
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What does Cl. perfringens cause?   ganggrene causes swelling and tissue death, the organisms firments muscle sugars, produces gas and tears tissues apart  
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What does Cl. difficle cause?   botchulism  
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What is the Gram stain of Neisseria?   Gram negative diplococci  
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Where are Neisseria species normal flora?   Throat, sputum  
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What does a direct smear of urethral discharge that is positive for gonorrhea look like?   positive smear- intracellular gram negative diplococci  
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Modified Thayer Martin agar is designed to facilitate the recovery of which organisms?   A,gonococcus B. Meningococcus  
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What does MTM use to select organisms?   Antibiotics- to prevent overgrowth by organisms often found in specimens  
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How should MTM media be inoculated?   In a Z  
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What must Neisseria have in the atmosphere to grow?   CO2  
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Give the name and a description of the disease caused by N. gonorrhoeae?   Gonorrhea- STD/STI with purulent discharge most common specimen- cervix in women and urethra in men  
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How is gonorrheal conjuctivitis in newborns prevented?   Crede Method- eyes of newborn are rinsed with 1% silver nitrate  
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Give the name and a description of the disease caused by N. meningitis?   Causes epidemic meningitis-purulent inflammation of the meninges  
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