Miscellaneous bacteria Flashcards
What are the three types of miscellaneous bacteria
Myobacterium
Spirochaetes
Chalmydia
How are mycobacterium distinguished
Ziehl Neelsen Stain (ZN)
What are the two types of mycobacterium
Tuberculosis
Myobacterium leprae - Leprosy
What are the three species of spirochetes
Treponema
Borrelia
Leptospira
What shape are spirochetes bacteria
Long spiral bacteria
How are most spirochetes bacteria detected
Serology
Define serology
diagnostic examination of blood serum
What does the spirochetes treponema species cause
syphilis
What are the two ways syphilis detected
serology
NAAT
What does spirochetes Borrelai species of bacteria cause
Lymes disease
How is lymes disease detected
serology
antibody detection
What does the spirochetes bacteria leptospirosis cause
Kidney and liver failure
What are the three areas that infections can be caused by chlamydia
Respiratory
eye
Genital
What are the threes species of chlamydia
Chlamydia pneumonia
Chlamydia psttaci
Chlamydia trachomatis
A respiratory infection is caused by what two species of chlamydia species and how is it detected
chlamydia pneumoniae
chlamydia psttaci
serology
