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Skin Puncture
Areas of Microbiology
UTI's
Media
Vocab
100
What are the smallest of all blood vessels?
What are capillaries
100
Bacteriology
What is the study of bacteria?
100
An excellent culture medium.
What is urine?
100
A substance rich in nutrients for specimens that may grow bacteria.
What is culture medium?
100
An area that contains sterile body fluids.
What is CSF Blood Urine Peritoneal Pericardial Synovial
200
Warm, dry, clean skin- Middle or ring finger- Lateral side
What is where to perform a finger stick?
200
Parasitology
What is the study of parasites?
200
Generally, a UTI is caused by how many different bacteria?
What is 1-2?
200
Planted media is placed in an incubator that is this temperature.
What is body temperature (98.6F or ~36C)
200
A site where an organism living on the body wont cause disease.
What is Sites with normal flora: Throat/oral cavity Respiratory system Urogenital tract Gastrointestinal tract Skin
300
POCT
What is the abbreviation for Point of Care Testing?
300
Virology
What is the study of viruses?
300
What is the percentage of gram negative bacilli Escherichia coli that causes a UTI?
What is 80%?
300
This media supports a wide range of organisms.
What is non-selective?
300
Organisms that are capable of causing disease.
What are Pathogens?
400
Warm, dry, clean heel of foot, newborns & infants not walking, lateral side
What is where to perform a heel stick?
400
Mycology
What is the study of fungi (molds & yeast)?
400
If there are 3 or more bacteria present in the specimen, why should a new one be obtained?
What is contaminated?
400
This media inhibits some organisms while allowing others to grow.
What is selective?
400
The three bacteria groups according to shape.
What are Cocci (round) Bacilli (rod) Spirilla (spiral)
500
Part of a screening done at birth, if left untreated could cause mental retardation.
What is PKU?
500
Isolate, Identify, Control
What are the 3 concerns of bacteriology?
500
Incomplete voiding or urine remaining in the bladder after urination that may contribute to UTI’s.
What is residual urine?
500
Give 1 name of selective and non-selective media.
What is Blood Agar and MacConkey?
500
Two types of bacteria according to the environment they need for survival.
What are Aerobic and Anaerobic?