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Microbiology
UA/Micro Chapter 27
Term | Definition |
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What type of bacteria, which is considered normal flora in the intestinal tract, could cause an infection if it enters the urinary tract? | Escherichia coli (E. coli) |
Which infectious agent should be reported to the Public Health Department? | Salmonella |
which patient would be most susceptible to an opportunistic infection? | a patient who has undergone a recent organ transplant |
which characteristics help identify bacteria | morphology, staining characteristics, structure |
cocci that appears in chains are identified as | streptococci |
which reagent used in gram staining process is know as mordant or fixative | iodine |
what organism has a gram stain report that is pink and rod-shaped | gram negative bacilli |
bacteria that grows only in the absence of oxygen and usually responsible for wound infections | anareobic |
which specimen would you not expect to find normal flora | blood |
what bacteria would be considered a pathogen in the urinary tract | pseudonomas |
what does a sensitivity test determine | antibiotic of choice |
microbiology specimens must be placed on the culture medium through a process known as | incoculation |
purpose of a bacteria culture | growth and isolation |
organism that lives in, on, or the expense of another organism host is known as | parasite |
what condition would cellophane tape prep test be preformed | pinworm |
mycology (the study of fungi) includes | yeasts and molds |
which test is used to identify types of fungi | KOH |
fungal species responsible for vaginal infections and thrush | candida |
common method of streaking the plate for colony growth and isolation | four quadrant |
which classification on a culture and sensitivity report would indicate the antibiotic of choice | (S) |
term that refers to classification of living organisms into proper category using a specific set of laws and principles | taxonomy |
the prefix strepto means | bacteria occurring in chains |
bacteria's two names | first - genus, second - species |
a patient on antibiotic therapy may be prone to developing what type of additional infection | fungus/yeast |
varicella-zoster | chicken pox |
calicivirus | adult gastroenteritis |
Epstein-Barr virus | infectious mononucleosis |
rotavirus | infant gastroenteritis |
coronavirus | common cold |
herpes simplex type 1 | fever blisters |
human papilloma virus | genital warts |
respiratory syncytial virus | croup |
streptococcus pyogenes | scarlet fever |
staphylococcus aureus | skin and would infection |
bordetella pertussis | whooping cough |
salmonella species | typhoid fever |
escherichia coli | sepsis |
neisseria species | gonorrhea |
shigella species | dysentery |
klebsiella pneumoniae | lobar pneumonia |