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Study of bacterial growth?
Microbiology
Bacteria, fungus, and parasites - can live... where, with _____?
... can live in vitro well with little help.
Viral, can live _______?
needs special media, cannot survive outside the body well.
Special naming of bacteria?
genus and Species
Cap. genus
lower case for species
underline entire words or use italics
Normal Flora is?
Bacteria common in humans, not normally disease causing.
Normal Skin Flora?
Peptostreptococcus
Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus epidermidis
Normal skin flora can cause _____, in blood cultures?
... can cause a "false positive, in blood cultures due to contaminations.
Pathogenic bacteria
disease causing.
Pathogenic Gastrointestinal flora.
Salmonella (chickens)
Shigella (contaminated water)
Camphylobactior
E. coli (0157:H7)
E. Coli (0157:H7)
- Jack in the box killer
- liver toxicity
- effects, elderly, children immunocomprimised
Endogeneues Infection
- good bug in bad place
Ascending Infection
progressive and worsening infection
ex. UTI -> kidney infection -> septisemia -> death
ex. Jim Hensen
Aerobic Bacteria
needs air to survive
Anaerobic Bacteria
lack of air improves growth
Blood cultures -
# of bottles needed?
amount of specimen needed?
"set" of two bottles
one aerobic
one anaerobic
min of 10 mL per set
- at least 5 mL per bottle
Blood Culture incubated for ___ days before calling negative.
5 days of incubation with negative findings.
Order of draw via syringe for blood culture?
inoculate anaerobic bottle first, then aerobic bottle.
Order of draw via butterfly for blood culture?
inoculate aerobic bottle first, then anaerobic bottle.