Other gram (-) bacilli Flashcards
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common characteristics of vibrio
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gram negative, facultatively anaerobic
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vibrio require __ for growth and __ fermentation
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sodium for growth and glucose fermentation
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all vibrio spp., are motile, catalase and oxidase positive except __
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V. metschnikovii
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organism primarily live in brackish or marine water
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vibrio
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organism that reside in freshwater
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Aeromonas spp..
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organism usually found in soil or water
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C. violaceum
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Mode of transmission
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ingestion of contaminated water, fresh produce, meat, dairy products, or seafood or by exposure of disrupted skin and mucosal surfaces to contaminated water
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agent of a diarrheal disease “Cholera”
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V. cholerae
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cholera is also known as
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Asiatic cholera or epidemic cholera
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in 2010 after a devastating earthquake in Haiti, more than 600,000 infection, and 7,000 deaths occurred as a result of ___ within a 24 month period.
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Vibrio Cholerae O1 infections
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during those outbreaks, v. cholerae was spread among people in?
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fecal oral route due to poor sanitation
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this bacillus has a dormant stage, that allows its long term survival in brackish water or salt water environments during interepidemic periods
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Vibrio Cholerae
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primary virulence factor of vibrio
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cholera toxin or choleragen
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how does the cholera toxin can be effectively release?
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the organism must first infiltrate and distribute itself along the cells lining the mucosal surface of the gastrointestinal tract
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for vibrio, ___ mediate the distribution of organisms and mucinase production allows penetration of the mucous layer.
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motility and chemotaxis
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this will provide the means by which bacilli attached to mucosal cells for the release of cholera toxin.
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toxin coregulated pili
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this toxin has been shown to disrupt the tight junctions of the intestinal cells effectively decreasing tissue resistance.
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enterotoxin Zonula occludens (Zot) toxin
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The action of cholera toxin is that it will trigger the ___, leading to production of profuse watery diarrhea, termed as ___
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- hypersecretion of water and electrolytes by mucosal cells
- rice water stool or rice
watery stool
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hallmark of cholera toxin activity
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rice watery stool
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vibrio: production of this watery diarrhea can produce a __ to the patient leading to __ and if these fluids are not replaced, it can lead to death.
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- dramatic fluid loss
- severe dehydration and hypotension
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it is associated with the Vibrio cholera cell envelope are positive markers for strains capable of epidemic and pandemic spread of the disease
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somatic antigen 01 and 0139
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strains carrying these markers almost always produce cholera toxin.
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somatic antigen 01 and 0139
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the strains that do not produce the toxin and hint do not produce cholera which are associated with non-epidemic diarrhea and extraintestinal infections.
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non-01 or non-0139
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second most common vibrio species implicated in gastroenteritis
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Vibrio parahaemolyticus
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v. parahaemolyticus is associated with a condition known as __
summer diarrhea in Japan
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this organism is known to cause infections is associated with consumption of raw, improperly cooked, or recontaminated seafood, particularly oysters.
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
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serotype of Vibrio parahaemolyticus known to cause the infections
serotype 03:K6
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v. parahaemolyticus strains produce a heat stable hemolysin named __
Kanagawa
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this strain is able to lyse human erythrocytes in high special high salt mannitol medium
Kanagawa toxin-positive
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the strain of v. parahaemolyticus is able to lyse human erythrocytes in what medium?
Wagatsuma agar
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Vibrio vulnificus infection can be categorized into two which could be ___ or either through __
primary septicemia or wound infections
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v. vulnificus can occur in gastrointestinal route through __
consumption of shellfish especially raw oysters
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v. vulnificus: Patients with liver dysfunction and syndromes that result in increased serum level of iron such as in ___ are particularly predisposed to this scenario
hemochromatosis, cirrhosis, thalassemia major and hepatitis
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the least pathogenic for humans that usually originates from extraintestinal sources
v. alginolyticus
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a common occupational hazard for people in constant contact with sea water, such as fishermen or sailors
v. alginolyticus
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accepted specimens for vibrio alginolyticus
body fluids, pus, or tissue
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what specimen should be transported in an appropriate holding medium to prevent dessication?
swabs - Cary bair
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why buffed glycerol saline is not recommended?
glycerol is toxic for vibrio
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enumerate the direct detection methods for vibrio
- Elisa latex agglutination test (ELISA)
- rapid antigen test
- immunochromatographic assays
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specific method for testing Vibrio cholerae
immunochromatographic assays
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gram morphology of vibrio
gram-negative, straight or slightly curved rod or comma-shaped
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motility of vibrio spp.,
rapid darting or shooting star motility especially on your darkfield microscopy
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culture media for vibrio
Thiosulfate citrate bile salts sucrose (TCBS) agar
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content of TCBS that inhibit the growth of gram + organisms
1% sodium chloride bile salts
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content of TCBS agar for the differentiation of the various vibrio species
sucrose
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pH indicators of TCBS
bromothymol blue and thymol blue
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the high pH of the TCBS medium is ___ which inhibits the growth of other intestinal microbiota
8.6
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in TCBS, the sucrose fermenters present as ___ colonies while the non-sucrose fermenters present as __
sucrose fermenters - yellow colonies
non-sucrose - green colonies
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it has a pH of 8.4 thatmay be used as an enrichment broth for obtaining growth of vibrio from stool
Alkaline peptone water
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vibrio: After inoculation, the broth is then incubated for ___ at ___ and is then subcultures to TCBS.
5 to 8 hours at 35 °C
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t or f: Oxidase testing is reliable when perform on colonies grown on TCBS medium.
oxidase testing is unreliable
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other media that can also be used for vibrio
MacConkey and Salmonella Shigella agar
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vibrio spp., can also grow on this agar and present as ___ except for what organism?
MacConkey and Salmonella Shigella agar
except for V. vulnificus
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Is it possible to use sheep blood agar for vibrio?
yes, but oxidase should be performed.
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why vibrio should be tested for oxidase if we use Sheep blood agar?
because lactose positive colonies from selective differential media such as MacConkey agar can give false positive oxidase reactions
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test to differentiate Vibrio from Aeromonas
string test
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string test uses __ in which there is cell lysis that will release your DNA which can be pulled up onto a string with an inoculating loop.
0.5% sodium deoxycholate
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vibrio and aeromonas string test result
vibrio - positive
aeromonas - negative
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a test that Vibrio are susceptible, and are oxidase-positive and glucose fermenters are resistant.
Vibrostatic Test (0129)
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test to distinguish the vibrio cholerae
Vibrostatic Test (0129)
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Vibrostatic Test (0129) result
v. cholerae 01 - susceptivle
v. cholerae non-01 - resistant
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oxidase, indole, sucrose result for V. cholerae
- oxidase positive
- indole positive
- sucrose positive
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only positive vibrio for gas from glucose
V. furnissii
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vibrio spp., that ferment inositol
- V. cincinnatiensis
- V. metschnikovii
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all vibrio are oxidase positive except __
V. metschnikovii
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All vibrio spp., are halophilic or salt loving and require the addition of sodium for growth except for __.
Vibrio cholerae and Vibrio mimicus
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vibrio that ferments lactose
v. vulnificus
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the only vibrio that can growth in 0% NaCl
v. cholerae
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common characteristics of aeromonas
- oxidase +
- ferments glucose
- gram negative
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organism isolated from retail produce sources and animal meat products
aeromonas
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Aeromonas typically grows at __
10-42 °C
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refers to the organisms that grows well at 37C
mesophilic
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mesophiles are all motile by the means of a __
single polar flagellum
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enumerate the mesophilic aeromonas
hydrophila, veronii, caviae
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organisms that grows optimally at 22C
psychrophilic
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A. salmonicida grows well at
22-25 °C
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this organism is a psychrophilic, non motile strains, and are not considered as human pathogens
A. salmonicida
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clinical manifestations of aeromonas
intestinal infections and extraintestinal infections
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aeromonas that can affect the neonate and pediatric populations
A. caviae
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aeromonas that can affect people that are those with Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome or kidney disease
A. hydrophila
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this organism can causes HUS and cholera-like disease
A. veronii biovar sobria
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aeromonas that can commonly cause extraintestinal infections like septicemia and wound infections
A. hydrophila subsp. Hydrophilia
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most common manifestations caused by A. hydrophila
subsp. Hydrophilia
cellulitis which occurs on the extremities
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one of the most invasive type of Aeromonas infection and similarly has strong association with the species A
A. sepsis
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aeromonas spp., which most likely affect to immunocompromised patients
- A. veronii biovar sobria
- A. jandaei
- A. hydrophila
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aeromonas that is implicated in surgical wound infections involving the use of leeches for medicinal therapy after plastic surgery to relieve
venous congestion.
Aeromonas veronii biovar sobria
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enumerate the beta-hemolytic aeromonas
A. hydrophila, A. veronii biovar sobria, A. jandaei
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most common isolated specie of aeromonas
A. caviae
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All aeromonas ferments __ on __ agar
lactose on MAC
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why we must perform an oxidase test to Aeromonas which are taken from Sheep-blood?
to easily separate oxidase - and +
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why we must perform an oxidase test to aeromonas from CIN?
because they may resemble Y. enterocolitica
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t or f: vibrio cannot grow in 0% sodium chloride but thrive in 6% sodium chloride and even higher concentration
false, not all ky v. cholerae og mimicus can still grow w/out the presence of NaCl
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enumerate the non-halophilic vibrio spp.,
V. cholerae and V. mimucus
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this can be used for separating aeromonads from Plesiomonads
fermentation of inositol
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inositol positive sp.,
Plesiomonas and Aeromonas is negative
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The ability to ferment
__ with or without ___ distinguish Aeromonas from oxidase positive non-fermenting Pseudomonas isolates
ferment glucose with or without production of gas
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term refers to the campylobacters that does not utilize any sugar
assacharolytic
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common characteristics of camylobacter
- microaerophilic
- oxidase +
- gram - curved shaped
- assacharolytic
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These are strongly associated with gastric, peptic, and duodenal ulcers, as well as with gastrointestinal carcinoma
helicobacter pylori
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helicobacter pylori is the major cause of?
type B gastritis
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helicobacter that has been isolated from the blood of patients with bacteremia, and patients with HIV infections.
Helicobacter cinaedi
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they are known to cause abortion in domestic
animals, such as cattle, sheep, and swine and are primarily zoonotic organisms
campylobacter
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most common cause of bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide
C. jejuni
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MOT of camylobacter
- direct contact with animals and handling infected pets, such as dogs, cats, and birds
- consumption of contaminated water and dairy products, and improperly cooked poultry
- person to person transmission (sexually transmitted)
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this can cause an autoimmune disorder known as Guillain Barre syndrome
campylobacter
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Guillain Barre syndrome
an autoimmune disorder
characterized by acute paralysis, caused by damage of the peripheral nervous system
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preferred specimen for Campylobacter fetus subsp. fetus
blood culture
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for stool specimens for campylobacter, we should use __ and avoid __
Cary-blair and avoid buffered glycerol saline
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specimen of choice for helicobacter pylori is __ that must be placed in __
gastric biopsy materials that must be placed in Stuart medium
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for tissue sample of helicobacter, it may also be placed in __ frozen at
cysteine-Brucella broth with 20% glycerol frozen at -70C
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media used for Campylobacter which is incubated at 37C
Campy Cefoperazone-vancomycin-amphotericin (CVA) medium
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The incubation at 37 °C allows the recovery of Campylobacter species that are inhibited at __
42 °C
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campylobacter spp., that can be isolated using routine culture media
c. fetus subsp. fetus, c. rectus, c. curvus
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a charcoal-based blood free media that can also be used for campylobacter
Charcoal Cefoperazone Deoxycholate agar (CCDA)
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medium used to recover helicobacter pylori
nonselective medium - CHOC agar or brucella agar with 5% horse red blood cells
selective medium - Skirrow’s agar
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t or f: for helicobacter, It is important that the inoculated medium must be fresh and moist and that the culture be incubated in a microaerophilic environment (5% oxygen) with increased
humidity
true
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t or f: for incubation of helicobacter, it must be aerobic.
false, microphilic and capnophilic
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what is the ideal atmospheric environment for incubation of helicobacter?
10% oxygen, 5-12% carbon dioxide
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what is the ideal atmospheric environment for incubation of campylobacter?
5% oxygen, 10% carbon dioxide, and 85%
nitrogen gas
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what is the ideal incubation temp for stool cultures to increase the recovery of c. jejuni
42 °C
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t or f: for recovery of Campylobacter fetus subsp. fetus, they can grow at 42C for incubation
false, 37C
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recommended counterstain for campylobacter for gram staining
carbolfuchsin
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t or f: counter staining for campylobacter should be extended to 2-3 mins
true
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gram morphology of campylobacter
- non-spore forming
gram negative rods
- long spirals or S-shaped
seagull wing shapes
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motility of campylobacter
corkscrew motility
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specimen of choice for campylobacter
stool or rectal swabs
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what is the important characteristic for the identification of c. jejuni
positive hippurate hydrolysis test
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each species of campylobacter can also be differentiated whether they are susceptible or resistant to ___ and __
nalidixic acid and cephalothin
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the definitive identification of helicobacter pylori can be done through testing for?
rapid urease reaction on a gastric biopsy
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The collected tissue sample is placed onto a __ medium, and is incubated at __ for 2 hours – color change
suggests the presence of Helicobacter pylori.
Christensen Urea medium
37 °C for 2 hours
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A urease activity can also be detected by the __, which is reportedly sensitive and specific and is recommended for monitoring therapy.
urea breath test
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immunologic assays for campylobacter and helicobacter
latex agglutination test
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this testing is useful for epidemiologic studies for
campylobacter but is not recommended for routine diagnosis.
serologic testing
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t or f: Serological testing is an important screening method for the diagnosis for the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infections.
true
