Diagnostic Microbiology — Flashcards

_____ medium is a liquid media that allow certain organisms (pathogens) to grow and inhibit others (normal flora).

Will PCR be positive or negative in chronic filariasis?_____

_____ media is the culture medium used for leptospira

What is the selective media for Shigella?_____

Milk ring test is an agglutination test done to demonstrate antibodies to _____ antigen in milk

Which rickettsial infections give positive Weil-Felix test with OX 19 and OX 2 agglutinins?_____

Which rickettsial infections give positive Weil-Felix test with OX K agglutinins (Proteus mirabilis)?_____

_____ can be used for the rapid identification of Candida species.

Urine lipoarabinomannan (LAM) assay is used for the diagnosis of _____

What is the selective media for Pseudomonas?_____