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Culture
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Microorganisms grown in a laboratory from a patient sample
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Agar
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Gelatin-like substance that may contain added nutrients, used to support the growth of particular microorganisms
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Aerobe
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Class of bacteria that requires oxygen to grow
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Inoculation
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Applying a microorganism onto a culture medium
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Opportunistic infection
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Infection that develops in patients with depressed immune systems
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Fastidious
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Bacteria that have special growth requirements; difficult to culture
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Pathogen
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Disease-causing microorganism
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Pure Culture
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Culture that only contains one pathogen
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Sensitivity Testing
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Technique that will determine which antibiotic will stop the growth of specific microorganism
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Taxonomy
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Classification of living organisms into the proper category using a specific set of laws and principles
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Normal Flora
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Microorganisms normally present in different parts of the human body which pose no health threat under ordinary circumstances
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Parasite
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Organism that lives within, upon, or at the expense of the host
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Cocci
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Round or spherical shaped bacteria
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Bacilli
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Rod-shaped bacteria; may contain spores
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Colony
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Visible growth of microorganisms that appear on a culture medium
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Gram Positive
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Term used to describe bacteria that stain purple during the Gram staining process
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Anaerobic
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Class of bacteria that does not requires oxygen to grow
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Ectoparasite
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Scabies, Lice
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Metazoa
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Tapeworm, Pinworm
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Protozoa
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Trichomonas
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Sanitization
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Washing and scrubbing with soap and water to reduce or remove pathogenic microorganisms
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Sterilization
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Process of destroying all pathogenic microorganisms including spores by steam and pressure
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Disinfection
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Process of destroying microorganisms by use of chemicals such as bactericide
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DNA
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Deoxyribonucleic acid
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CSF
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Cerebrospinal fluid
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C&S
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Culture and Sensitivity
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RSV
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Respiratory syncytial virus
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STI
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Sexually Transmitted Infections
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CLIA
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Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments
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Cx
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Culture
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EBV
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Ebstein-Barr Virus
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Virology
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Study of Virsues
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Bacteriology
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Study of Bacteria
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Morphology
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Study of shape
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subculture.
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separating organisms from the primary culture and then replating them on the appropriate media,
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four-quadrant streak.
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common method of streaking the plate for colony growth and isolation is called
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Candidia Species
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Responsible for vaginal yeast infections
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Infection Cycle
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Chain of Infection
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Infection Process
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The steps in which an illness or disease runs a course from Incubation Stage to Convalescent Stage
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Reservoir Host
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Individual that is infected and capable of spreading disease
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Means of Exit
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Portal where infectious agent can leave the host such as mouth, nose, intestinal tract, reproductive tract, respiratory tract.
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Means of Transmission
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Indirect contact, direct contact and droplet infection
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Means of Entry
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Portal where infectious agent can enter a possible host such as mouth, nose, intestinal tract, reproductive tract, respiratory tract.
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Susceptible Host
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Individual that is vulnerable to transmission of illness
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Fomite
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Any nonliving object or substance capable of carrying infectious organisms, such as germs or parasites, and hence transferring them from one individual to another
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Direct Contact
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Touching, kissing, sexual contact, contact with oral secretions, or contact with body lesions.
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Indirect Contact
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Transmission occurs when there is no direct human-to-human contact such as droplet infection and fomites.
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Staphylococci
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Appears in grape like clusters
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Streptococci
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Appears round and in chains
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Bacilli
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Rod shaped bacteria such as E-coli
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Incubation
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Place a culture in an apparatus that provides optimum conditions for growth and multiplication of microorganism
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