BIO2071_Microbiology Laboratory Review Sheet Week 3 Exercise 31 Questions 1. For each of the diseases listed, indicate the type of specimen(s) that should be collected for laboratory diagnosis. Cryptococcosis: ______________________________________________________________ Athlete’s foot: ______________________________________________________________ Tinea capitis: _____________________________________________________________ Candidiasis: ______________________________________________________________ Histoplasmosis: 2. What is a superficial mycosis? 3.
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BIO2071_Microbiology Laboratory Review Sheet Week 3 Exercise 31 Questions 1. For each of the diseases listed, indicate the type of specimen(s) that should be collected for laboratory diagnosis. Cryptococcosis: ______________________________________________________________ Athlete’s foot: ______________________________________________________________ Tinea capitis: _____________________________________________________________ Candidiasis: ______________________________________________________________ Histoplasmosis: 2. What is a superficial mycosis? 3. How would you recognize a patient’s ringworm infection? Would you take any special precautions in collecting a clinical sample of the ringworm lesion? If so, explain. 4. Should hospitalized patients who share the use of a shower room wear protective slippers when using it? Why? Page 1 of 2 From Laboratory Manual & Workbook in Microbiology Applications to Patient Care (9th ed.). By Josephine A. Morello, Helen Eckel Mizer, and Paul A. Granato Copyright © 2006 The McGraw-5. What are some of the valuable uses of saprophytic fungi? Hill Companies, Inc. Reprinted with permission of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
BIO2071_Microbiology Laboratory 6. How is the Wood’s lamp used in diagnosis of tinea capitis? 7. From what source do patients with Aspergillus infections acquire the organism? 8. What is the advantage of viewing mold structures in a transparent tape preparation? 9. What fungus can be identified reliably by using the germ tube test? 10. Name three stains or reagents that may be used to facilitate the microscopic detection of fungi in clinical samples. 11. What is the main advantage of using the slide culture technique for identifying molds? 12. What is an opportunistic pathogen? Name three fungal specimens. Page 2 of 2 From Laboratory Manual & Workbook in Microbiology Applications to Patient Care (9th ed.). By Josephine A. Morello, Helen Eckel Mizer, and Paul A. Granato Copyright © 2006 The McGraw-Hill Companies,…
BIO2071_Microbiology Laboratory Review Sheet Week 3 Exercise 31 Questions 1. For each of the diseases listed, indicate the type of specimen(s) that should be collected for laboratory diagnosis. Cryptococcosis: ______________________________________________________________ Athlete’s foot: ______________________________________________________________ Tinea capitis: _____________________________________________________________ Candidiasis: ______________________________________________________________ Histoplasmosis: 2. What is a superficial mycosis? 3. How would you recognize a patient’s ringworm infection? Would you take any special precautions in collecting a clinical sample of the ringworm lesion? If so, explain. 4. Should hospitalized patients who share the use of a shower room wear protective slippers when using it? Why? Page 1 of 2 From Laboratory Manual & Workbook in Microbiology Applications to Patient Care (9th ed.). By Josephine A. Morello, Helen Eckel Mizer, and Paul A. Granato Copyright © 2006 The McGraw-5. What are some of the valuable uses of saprophytic fungi? Hill Companies, Inc. Reprinted with permission of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
BIO2071_Microbiology Laboratory 6. How is the Wood’s lamp used in diagnosis of tinea capitis? 7. From what source do patients with Aspergillus infections acquire the organism? 8. What is the advantage of viewing mold structures in a transparent tape preparation? 9. What fungus can be identified reliably by using the germ tube test? 10. Name three stains or reagents that may be used to facilitate the microscopic detection of fungi in clinical samples. 11. What is the main advantage of using the slide culture technique for identifying molds? 12. What is an opportunistic pathogen? Name three fungal specimens. Page 2 of 2 From Laboratory Manual & Workbook in Microbiology Applications to Patient Care (9th ed.). By Josephine A. Morello, Helen Eckel Mizer, and Paul A. Granato Copyright © 2006 The McGraw-Hill Companies,…