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Microbiology
Gram Negative Bacilli
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| H. influenza | Hemophilus Influenzae |
| Immunization for H. influenzae | HIB - Hemophilus influenza type B |
| H. ducreyi | STD |
| H. aegyptius | Pinkeye or Conjuctivitis |
| Gardnerella vaginalis | BV - bacterial vaginalis |
| "clue cells" | Squamous cells - covered with tiny gram neg rods bacilli. |
| Bordetella pertussis | Whooping Cough |
| "P" in DTaP | Pertussis |
| enteric bacilli | inhabit or cause disease in the intestines |
| Enterobacteriaceae Characteristics | All Gram Negative Bacille, Aerobic, Motile or non-motile, Oxydate Negative, Ferment Glucose. |
| What grows on an EMB plate? | Only Gram Negative, Rods/Bacilli |
| What is EMB | eosin methylene blue |
| What is inhibited from growing on EMB | Gram Positive (only grows gram negative) |
| What does Escherichia coli look like on EMB? | Metalaic Sheen |
| E. Coli | UTI and infant diarrhea |
| coliform count | indicates the fecal contamination of water |
| Shigella dysenteriae | Bacilli dysentery/Interic pathogen |
| Where does Shigella primarily cause disease? | In the intestines - not the blood |
| Shigella transmitted? | Oral/fecal route |
| Salmonella typhosa | Typhoid Fever Intestine - Lymph - Blood |
| S. typhosa transmitted? | Oral/fecal route |
| food associated with Salmonella | Poultry & eggs |