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What is the swab that is used to collect Chlamydia trachomatis?
Dacron or Rayon swabs
This organism causes community acquired pneumoniae or primary atypical pnuemonia and is a slow grower.
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
This organism causes scrub typhus due to a mite vector.
Orientia tsutsugamushi
Human monocytic ehrlichiosis (HME)
Chlamydia can cause this disease in newborns?
Neonatal conjunctivitis and pneumoniae
Coxiella burnetti needs a BSL level 3 and is responsible for what disease?
Q fever
What is the cycle of rickettsial?
Bite, incubation, multiples, phagocytosis, response of fever, rash on ankles or wrists, rash spreads
Which organism of the Mycobacterium is responsible for gastrointestinal problems?
Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC)
What is the smallest free-living organism that lacks a cell wall?
Mycoplasmataceae (mycoplasma and ureaplasma)
Ehrlichia ewingii
What are the safety measures that should be considered when working with Mycobacterium?
Proper ventilation (need negative pressure), BSL 3, Disinfect with germicide for 10-30 minutes, that requires restricted access and another room from microbiology
The Anaplasmatceae family contain which genus?
Ehrlichia and Anaplasma
What is the servars for nongonococcal urethritis and cervicitis?
D-K (D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K)
What is the point of digestion of the sputum sample for Mycobacterium?
Liquifies sputum by splitting disulfide bonds to release trap organism
This organism causes Boutonneuse fever
Rickettsia conorii
This organism is caused by mite vector and causes rickettsial pox.
Richettsia akari
Weli-Felix reaction
The patient serum is mixed with strains of Proteus vulgaris (OX-19, OX-2, OX-K).
What stain is used for mycoplasmataceae?
Dienes stain
When collecting a specimen for Mycobacterium, what is important to remember?
Avoid swabs, deep cough secretions collected over 3 consecutive days, preferred mornings.
Chlamydophila psittaci causes what disease and who is the carrier?
Psittacosis or ornithosis
Parrots and parakeets
This Chlamydiaceae organisms causes pneumonia and was once called TWAR (Twaian acute respiratory).
Chlamydophilia pneumoniae
What is the point of decontaminate the sputum specimen and what do you use?
Removes normal flora and bacteria contaminants
Weak base: 2% NaOH
Who is included in the Rickettsiaceae family?
Rickettsia and Orienta
What organism causes Rocky mountain spotted fever?
Rickettsia rickettsia
Rickettsia prowazkii causes what types of disease?
Brill Zinster disease (this is a recrudescent typhus)
Epidemic typhus
Sporadic typhus