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type IV pili
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used for motility by retraction of pili.
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genomic islands
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many virulence genes are part of pathogenicity islands.
acquired by horizontal gene transfer and flanked by repetitive sequences
acquired by horizontal gene transfer and flanked by repetitive sequences
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bordatella pertussis
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gram negative, obligate aerobe, encapsulated and motile coccobacillus.
transmission by droplets.
host range restricted to humans
transmission by droplets.
host range restricted to humans
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diagnosing infectious diseases
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interviewing new patients about patient medical history, family and social history, physical examination and signs/symptoms provide first clues to the diagnosis of infection
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sample collection
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specimen should be obtained from site of infections, proper labelling of sample, get specimen to lab.
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complex media
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supports growth of most aerobic and facultative aerobic organisms. good for sterile samples
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enriched media
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contains specific growth factors enhancing he growth of certain bacteria
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selective media
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allows some organisms to grow while inhibiting others
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differential media
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allows identification of organisms based on their growth and appearance on the media
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acidic dyes stain
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alkaline structure
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basic dyes stain
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acidic structures
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simple stains
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determines size, shape, and arrangement of cells or to stain background
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differential stains
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used to distinguish between different cells, chemicals, or structures
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special stains
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used to identify specific microbial structures
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identification by biomedical tests
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analytical profile index: biochemical panel for identification of clinical relevant bacteria.
growth of the specimen causes colour changes in chambers according to metabolic product
growth of the specimen causes colour changes in chambers according to metabolic product
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goal of PCR
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produce copies of a particular DNA fragment
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PCR key ingredients
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DNA polymerase, primers, nucleotides, buffer, template
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3 steps of PCR
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denaturation, annealing, extension
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agglutination
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process that occurs of an antigen is mixed with its corresponding antibody
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direct agglutination
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antibodies react with antigens on cells or acellular particles sch as viruses and form agglutinates
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indirect agglutination
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antibodies or antigens are bound to latex beads forming larger agglutinates in presence of respective antigen or antibody
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hemagglutination assay
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patients serum can be directly used to detect a specific serum or indirect assay
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point of care devices
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obtain diagnostics results in a short time
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good POC
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high sensitivity, high specificity
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high sensitivity
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refers to how small of a sample a test can detect
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high specificity
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specificity refers to how well a test can distinguish positives and negatives
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conventional techniques
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determination of phenotypic characteristics
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MALDI-TOF
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matric assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight mass spectrometry