Clinical Microbiology Important Notes
1. Sexually transmitted diseases
- Syphilis
- Lymphogranuloma
- Herpes genitalis
- Gonorrhea
- AIDS
Clinical Microbiology Short Question And Answers
Question 1. Sore throat
Answer:
It is an acute tonsilitis and/ or pharyngitis
Sore throat Features:
- Redness and edema of the mucosa
- Exudation of tonsils
- Pseudomembrane formation
- Edema of uvula
- Enlargement of cervical lymph nodes
Sore throat Causative Organism:
Question 2. Name the micro-organisms causing meningitis.
Answer:
Micro-organisms causing meningitis are:
Question 3. Define Bacteraemia and Septicaemia
Answer:
Bacteraemia:
- It is defined as the presence of bacteria in blood without any multiplication
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Septicaemia:
- It is a condition in which bacteria circulate and actively multiply in the bloodstream
Question 4. Name micro-organisms causing infective endocarditis.
Answer:
Question 5. Name Sexually transmitted diseases
Answer:
Question 6. Stool examination
Answer:
Stool examination Uses:
- Stool examination is used to find out ova and cysts
Stool Examination Method:
- A drop of normal saline is placed at one end of a glass slide and a drop of iodine at the other end
- A minute of feces is added in both the drops and mixed
- A coverslip is gently placed over each
- Examine both under a microscope
- Any suspicious object if found is studied under high power microscope