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| List organisms associated with recurrent complicated UTI. |
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Definition
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Enterobacter sp.
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Klebsiella sp.
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Proteus sp.
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Pseudomonas sp.
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Term
| List organisms that are considered normal flora of the female genital tract. |
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Definition
- CNS - Coag Negative Staph
- Streptococcus viridans
- Nonhemolytic Streptococcus
- Lactobacillus acidophilus
- Nonpathogenic Neisseria sp.
- Anaerobic cocci
- Anaerobic Gram-negative bacilli
- Commensalistic Mycoplasam sp.
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Term
| True or False: Urine inside the body is not sterile. |
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Definition
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Term
| What urine specimen is best for urine culture? |
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Definition
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Term
| List some possible urinary contaminants? |
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Definition
vaginal, skin, and fecal organisms
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Term
| List some acceptable Urine specimens. |
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Definition
- Clean Catch Midstream
- in/out Catheterized specimen
- Suprapubic Aspirates
- Cytoscopy Specimen
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Term
| What is a suprapubic aspirate and what type of bacterial culture is it suitable for? |
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Definition
| Suprapubic aspirate - needle insertion through abdominal wall into bladder to obtain urine; suitable for anaerobic bacterial culture |
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Term
| List some unacceptable urinary specimens. |
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Definition
- Urine from foley catheter
- 24hr urine specimen
- Specimen unrefrigerated for more than 2hrs
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Term
| When culturing anaerobic organisms, what is the only acceptable urine specimen? |
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Definition
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Term
What is the conversion factor between
μL and mL? |
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Definition
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Term
| What organism is the causative agent of Syphilis? |
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Definition
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Term
| The characteristic lesion of Syphilis |
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Definition
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Term
| The characteristic lesion of a Haemophilus ducreyi infection |
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Definition
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Term
| True or False: Yeast are considered normal flora of the female genital tract. |
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Definition
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Term
| Which organism is described as having darting "shooting star" motility? |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
| Salt requiring or salt loving organisms |
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Term
| Most Vibrio sp. are halophilic. Which organisms are the 2 exceptions? |
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Definition
Vibrio cholerae
Vibrio mimicus |
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Term
| A 24 yr. old female presents with severe abdominal cramping and watery diarrhea. She states that she ate raw oysters at a restaurant the previous night. What is the most likely causative organism? |
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Definition
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Term
| Staphylococcus aureus is a common inhabitant of which regions of the body? |
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Definition
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Term
| Which diseases may be caused by Staphylococcus aureus? |
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Definition
- Folliculitis
- Furuncle
- Carbuncle
- Impetigo
- Cellulitis
- Necrotizing Fasciitis
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Term
| Another name for Streptococcus pyogenes |
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Definition
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Term
| What diseases are caused by Group B Strep AKA Streptococci agalactiae? |
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Definition
- Meningitis in infants
- Conjunctivitis
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Term
| What is the #1 community acquired pneumonia? |
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Definition
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Term
| What organism is the cause of "walking pneumonia"? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the major symptom that differentiates Pneumonia infections caused by Mycoplasma bacterium pneumoniae and Streptococcus pneumoniae? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the microscopic morphology and Gram stain reaction for both Neisseria sp. and Moraxella sp.? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are 2 methods for differentiating between Moraxella sp. and Neisseria sp.? |
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Definition
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Term
| Where is Streptococcus viridans considered normal flora? |
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Definition
| Normal flora of the oral cavity |
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Term
| What is a risk factor for obtaining a Streptococcus viridans infection? |
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Definition
| dental work and procedures |
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Term
| True or False: Yersinia, Shigella, and Salmonella are NEVER considered normal flora of the GI tract. |
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Definition
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Term
| List organisms that cause gastroenteritis. |
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Definition
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Campylobacter
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Bacillus sp.
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Salmonella and Shigella
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Yersinia
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Normal Intestinal flora
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Term
| Which organism is considered normal flora, but may out grow Lactobacilli acidophilus after taking antibiotics resulting in diarrhea? |
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Definition
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Term
| What normal flora may be destroyed with the use of antibiotics causing diarrhea? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the confirmatory test for Corynebacterium diphtheriae infection? |
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Definition
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Term
| What diseases are caused by Helicobacter pylori? |
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Definition
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Term
| Helicobacter is capable of causing gastritis and peptic ulcers in the GI tract. How does this organism survive in the acidic environment of the stomach? |
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Definition
| Through Urease production - an enzyme capable of breaking down uric acid |
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Term
| What organism is described as having a Grape odor? |
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Definition
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Term
| Describe Provetella and Porphyromonas sp. colony morphology on BAP. |
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Definition
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Term
| What organisms are commonly associated with PID = Pelvic Inflammatory Disease |
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Definition
| Provetella and Porphyromonas |
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Term
| What types of food poisoning are caused by Bacillus cereus? |
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Definition
- emetic food poisoning
- diarrheal food poisoning
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Term
| What Salomonella sp. is not seen in the U.S.? |
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Definition
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Term
| What Salmonella sp. is most severe: Salmonella typhi or Salmonella cholerae |
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Definition
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Term
Work up or not work up?
Urine with 1 organism with a colony count of 10^5. |
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Definition
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Term
Work up or not work up?
Urine with 3 or more organisms with a colony count of more than 10^5. |
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Definition
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Term
Work up or not work up?
Urine of symptomatic female with 1 organism and a colony count of 10^2. |
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Definition
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Term
Work up or not work up?
Suprapubic aspirate containing organisms |
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Definition
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Term
| List 4 organisms that are Gram negative bacilli and resistant to Vancomycin, Kanamycin, Colistin, Nitrate, and Bile. |
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Definition
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Term
| What is a transport medium for stool? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the confirmatory testing for both Salmonella and Shigella? |
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Definition
| agglutination with antisera |
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Term
| The most common STI in the US |
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Definition
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Term
| What amount of blood is needed for blood culture in adults? |
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Definition
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Term
| What amount of blood is necessary for blood culture in children? |
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Definition
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Term
| List the most common nonfermenters isolated in the clinical lab. |
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Definition
Acinetobacter
Pseudomonas
Stenotrophomonas |
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Term
| Name 2 medias used to transport Neisseria. |
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Definition
- Modified Stuart
- Amies Charcoal
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