This medium contains ingredients that inhibit the growth of certain microorganisms and enhances the growth of others.
What is selective medium.
100
This is the name of the area that is cultured where the tonsils used to be.
What is the fossae
100
Both men and women can be asymptomatic when infected by these.
What are STD (sexually transmitted diseases)
100
New term used in healthcare settings for nosocomial infections.
What is HAI.(health-associated infections)
200
An individual who harbors and organism and is capable of spreading it, but has no symptoms or signs of disease.
What is a carrier.
200
In the POL, you are most likely to perform these cultures.
What are bacterial cultures.
200
This type of hemolysis is present when Group A Streptococcus is present on a BAP.
What is beta hemolysis
200
West Nile virus was first isolated here.
What is Uganda.
200
A perianal paddle is used to detect this organism.
What is pinworm or Enterobius Vermicularis
300
This culture media supports the growth of most gram positive and gram negative organisms.
What is BAP or primary media.
300
Gram positive organisms stain this color due to the cell walls retaining this primary stain.
(need to answer with the color and the name of the primary stain).
What is purple and crystal violet.
300
Urine cultures are streaked on these two types of culture media.
What is BAP, and MAC or EMB.
300
Of the three slide tests for vaginitis, this one is used to detect Trichomonas.
What is the saline wet prep.
300
This intestinal flagellate is usually ingested through contaminated water and is commonly found recreational water areas, nursing homes, and day care centers
What is Giardia intestinalis
400
This atmosphere is used for bacteria that grow in the absence of oxygen.
What is anaerobic.
400
The purpose behind streaking an agar plate.
What is isolated colonies.
400
You collect two throat swabs for this reason.
What is if the strep screen is negative you have to follow-up with a throat culture.
400
Ebola and Marburg viruses belong to this virus family.
What is the filovirus family.
400
This stool test uses a special paper that reacts with a developing solution to produce a blue color in the presence of blood.
What is the Guaiac test.
500
This type of specimen is collected for culturing for MRSA.
What is a nasopharygeal swab.
500
This gram stain component is known as the mordant.
What is iodine.
500
This organism is the most common bacteria for causing UTIs.
What is E.Coli.
500
The type of transmission based precaution use to prevent spreading infection by close or direct contact.
What is Contact Precautions
500
In the Bauer-Kirby antibiotic suseptibility test, you do this to the plate prior to placement of antibiotic disks.
What is "lawn" the plate with the microorganism being tested. (This is done with a swab inoculated with a suspension of the bacteria and liquid soy broth.)