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micro test 4

gram positive bacilli/neisseria wk sheet

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what are diphtheroids? nonpathogenic corynebacterium. genus C.... gram pos bacilli,pleomorphic, chinese letter arrangement.
where are diphtheroids normal flora? skin,resp tract/throat,vagina,soil,water.
what is the characteristic lesion of C.diphtheriae? patogen diphtheria. pseudomembrane leathery gray web..
what diseases does the DPT immunize against? diphtheria,pertussis/whopping cough,tetanus/given at the time of the accident.
what is the gram stain of Bacillus? gram pos. bacilli with spores.
is Bacillus an aerobic or anaerobic genus? aerobic.
what is the characteristic lesion of anaerobic infections? necrosis(dead tissue)
which specimens are likely to contain clinically significant anaerobes? material aspirated with needle + syringe and puss from a deep wound with foul odor. use an anaerobic specimen collection tube.
which specimens are unacceptable for anaerobic culture? A.)swabs from superficial/surface wounds,throat,nose and vagina. B.)expectorated sputum,gastric contents.
what is the gram stain of Clostridium? gram pos. bacilli with spores.
are Clostridium aerobic or anaerobic organisms? anaerobic.
where are Clostridium normally found? soil,water,dust and intestines of humans & animals.
13.describe the disease caused by each of the following and the role of exotoxin in the disease. A)CI.tetani 1-tetanus/lock jaw.picked up from soil in a puncture wound.2-role of exotoxin-neurotoxin that causes painful muscle spasims.3-characteristics of a wound likely to become infected-deep puncture,burns,umbilical stump. spores or dirt in wound.
B.)CI.perfringens 1-can cause gas gangrene. orgs ferments muscle sugars. produces gas that tears tissue apart.2-rose of exotoxin-causes swelling and tissue death. C.)CI.difficle.1-antiobiotic associated pseudomembranous colitis=diarrhea.
what is the gram stain of Neisseria? gram neg(red) diplococci coffee bean shaped.
where are Neisseria species normal flora? throat & sputumn
what does a direct smear of urethral discharge that is positive for gonorrhea look like? intracellular and/or extracellular gram neg diplococci
why should the smear be thin? necessary to get a accurate gram stain.
why is it difficult to interpret the smears from women? women have normal flora that resembles neisseria.
Modified Thayer Martin agar is designed to facilitate the recovery of which organisms? A.)N.gonorrhoeae=Common name-gonoccus. B.)N.meningitidis=meningococcus.
what does MTM use to select organisms? antibiotics.
how should MTM media be inoculated? Z and then cross streak.
what must neisseria have in the atmosphere to grow? Co2 carbon dioxide . enriched media 24-48 hrs. 37 Celsius.
Give the name and a description of the disease cause by neisseria gonorrhoeae? Gonorrhea-STD/STI STd with purulent discharge . cervix in women ,urethra in men. occasionally found in the rectum,pharynx,and eyes.infects mucous membranes.
how is gonorrheal conjunctivitis in newborns prevented? Ophthalmia neonodorum. credemethod-eyes of newborn rinsed with silver nitrate .required by law.
give the name and a description of the disease caused by N.meningitidis?
what is the gram stain of Neisseria? gram neg(red) diplococci coffee bean shaped.
where are Neisseria species normal flora? throat & sputumn
what does a direct smear of urethral discharge that is positive for gonorrhea look like? intracellular and/or extracellular gram neg diplococci
why should the smear be thin? necessary to get a accurate gram stain.
why is it difficult to interpret the smears from women? women have normal flora that resembles neisseria.
Modified Thayer Martin agar is designed to facilitate the recovery of which organisms? A.)N.gonorrhoeae=Common name-gonoccus. B.)N.meningitidis=meningococcus.
what does MTM use to select organisms? antibiotics.
how should MTM media be inoculated? Z and then cross streak.
what must neisseria have in the atmosphere to grow? Co2 carbon dioxide . enriched media 24-48 hrs. 37 Celsius.
Give the name and a description of the disease cause by neisseria gonorrhoeae? Gonorrhea-STD/STI STd with purulent discharge . cervix in women ,urethra in men. occasionally found in the rectum,pharynx,and eyes.infects mucous membranes.
how is gonorrheal conjunctivitis in newborns prevented? Ophthalmia neonodorum. credemethod-eyes of newborn rinsed with silver nitrate .required by law.
give the name and a description of the disease caused by N.meningitidis? epademic meningitis-purulent inflammation of the meninges)membrane that covers brain and spinal cord, life threatening death in 24-48 hrs symptoms mimic flu/colds
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