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Neisseria sp
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Name some medias for recovery of Neisseria species? | Thayer-Martin, New york city, Martin-Lewis, JEMBEC |
| What is the causative agent of second most prevalent sexual transmitted disease in US? | Neisseria gonorrhoeae |
| What is one useful test to differentiate N. meningitidis from N. gonorrhoeae? | API quad-ferm+. N. meningitidis ferments glucose and maltose, N. gonorrhoeae ferments glucose only |
| Why cervical gram stain can not be used to screen for N. gonorrhoeae in females? | Due to other indigenous vaginal flora that are GND or resemble GND |
| How is the antibiotic susceptibility test done for N. meningitidis? | E-test on chocolate Muller-Hinton agar using gram positive drugs with increased CO2 |
| Culturette swabs for recovery of N. gonorrhoeae are transported using______________. | AMIES with charcoal |