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Title: Clinical Microbiology
Description: A useful resource for anyone who wants to know more/is studying Clinical Microbiology. This is mainly suitable for Undergraduate level, but A-level just as well.
Description: A useful resource for anyone who wants to know more/is studying Clinical Microbiology. This is mainly suitable for Undergraduate level, but A-level just as well.
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Clinical Microbiology
Sample Types
Urine Culture
Chromogenic UTI agar
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Supports growth of major UTI
microbes
Oxoid “clarity” agar – prevents
Proteus swarming
Colours allow differentiation &
ID
Vary between suppliers
Expensive
E
...
mirabilis
E
...
pneumoniae
• Catalase activity
• +ve = Staph
...
• Staphylococcus aureus:
• Commensal - 15% people
• Many strains invasive with
multiple virulence factors
• Common causes of boils,
abscesses, ulcers
• Bacteraemia
• Toxic shock syndrome
• Gastroenteritis
• Pneumonia
• Scalded skin syndrome
• Streptococcus pyogenes - Group A:
• Throat infections
• Scarlet fever
• Skin infections
• Necrotising fasciitis
Shed eggs e
...
T
...
aeruginosa
• G-ve
• Rod
• GI tract, moist
• Opportunistic
• C
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difficile
E
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aureus
E
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pneumoniae
P
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albicans
• N
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pallidum
• G-ve
• Symphilis
• Can’t grow in lab
• Direct microscopy
from swabs
Title: Clinical Microbiology
Description: A useful resource for anyone who wants to know more/is studying Clinical Microbiology. This is mainly suitable for Undergraduate level, but A-level just as well.
Description: A useful resource for anyone who wants to know more/is studying Clinical Microbiology. This is mainly suitable for Undergraduate level, but A-level just as well.