Micro Buzz words – Flashcards
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Uncomplicated hematuria in young boy |
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Adenovirus |
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Swimming pool conjunctivitis |
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Adenovirus serotypes 3,4,7 |
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Pink eye |
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Adenovirus, types 3, 6, 8, 19; measles virus, HSV, VZV, enterovirus, coxsackievirus, Chlamydia trachmatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Staphylococcus aureus; Also, caused by chemicals and allergies |
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Chikungunya virus |
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Aedes mosquito |
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Sushi worm |
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Anisakis simplex |
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Anaplasma phagocytophilum |
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Arthropods (Lone Star tick, Deer tick, Dog tick) |
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Fungus ball |
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Aspergillus |
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Acute-angled branching hyphae |
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Aspergillus |
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Farmer’s lung |
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Aspergillus, thermophilic Actinomyces |
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Bordet-Gengou agar |
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B. pertussis |
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Regan-Lowe media |
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B. pertussis |
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Maltese cross |
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Babesia spp. |
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Mediastinal widening |
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Bacillus anthracis |
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Wool-sorter disease |
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Bacillus anthracis |
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Pink eye |
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Bacterial: Staph, Strep, Haemophilus, Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, - Viral: Adenovirus (most common), HSV (most serious) |
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Bacillary angiomatosis |
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Bartonella henselae |
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Onchocerca volvulus |
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Black fly |
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Broad-based budding yeast |
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Blastomyces dermatitidis |
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Bull’s-eye rash |
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Borrelia burgdorferi |
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Home canning |
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Clostridium botulinum |
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Loeffler media |
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Corynebacterium diphtheriae |
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Tellurite media |
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Corynebacterium diphtheriae |
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Encapsulated yeast |
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C. neoformans |
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India ink stain |
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C. neoformans |
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Egg yolk agar |
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C. perfringens (Nagler reaction) |
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Guillain-Barre syndrome |
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Campylobacter jejuni |
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Growth at 42oC |
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Campylobacter jejuni |
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Seagull wings |
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Campylobacter jejuni |
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Germ tubes |
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Candida albicans |
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Cottage cheese discharge |
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Candida albicans |
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Proglottids |
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Cestodes (tapeworms), - Taenia solium (pork tapeworm), - Taenia saginata (beef tapeworm), - Diphyllobothrium latum (fish tapeworm) |
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Orientia tsutsugamushi |
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Chiggers |
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Reactive arthritis |
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Chlamydia trachomatis |
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Reiter syndrome |
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Chlamydia trachomatis |
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Many PMNs, no organisms on Gram stain |
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Chlamydia trachomatis |
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“Walking pneumonia” |
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Chlamydophila pneumoniae |
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Parrot fever |
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Chlamydophila psittaci |
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Floppy baby syndrome |
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Clostridium botulinum |
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Pseudomembranous colitis |
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Clostridium difficile |
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Owl’s-eye inclusion |
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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) |
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Dimorphic fungi |
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Coccidiodes, Histoplasma, Blastomyces, Sporothrix schenkii |
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Spherule |
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Coccidioidomycosis |
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Blood agar: beta-hemolytic |
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Complete hemolysis S. pyogenes |
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Snuffles |
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Treponema pallidum (congenital syphilis) |
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Bleeding pseudomembrane in throat |
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Corynebacterium diphtheriae |
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“Bull neck” |
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Corynebacterium diphtheriae |
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Rash on hands/feet spreads to trunk |
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Coxsackievirus A16 |
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Acid fast oocyst |
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Cyclospora cayetanensis |
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Blueberry muffin baby |
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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) |
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Owl’s-eye inclusion |
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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) |
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Loa loa |
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Deer fly |
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Break-bone fever |
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Dengue virus |
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Megaloblastic anemia |
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Diphyllobothrium latum (fish tapeworm) |
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Morula |
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E. chaffeensis (Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis) - Anaplasma phagocytophilum (Human anaplasmosis) |
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K1 capsular antigen |
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E. coli |
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Eosin Methylene Blue (EMB) agar |
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E. coli – ferments lactose, appears as a metallic green sheen |
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Hemolytic uremic syndrome |
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E. coli (EHEC) |
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Sorbitol MacConkey agar |
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E. coli 0157 |
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B cell lymphoma |
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Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) |
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Burkitt lymphoma |
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Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) |
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Nasopharyngeal carcinoma |
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Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) |
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X-linked lymphoproliferative disease |
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Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) |
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Heterophile antibody positive |
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Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) |
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Downey cell |
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Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) |
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Hairy oral leukoplakia |
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EBV, HPV |
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Hydatid cyst disease |
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Echinococcus spp. |
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Thioglycolate broth |
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Enrichment broth for anaerobic bacteria |
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Flask-shaped lesions |
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Entamoeba histolytica |
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Scotch tape prep |
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Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm) |
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Bile esculin agar |
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Enterococcus (Group D streptococci) |
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Colorless colonies on SMAC agar |
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Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) |
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Petting zoos |
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Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) |
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HUS |
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Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC), Shigella |
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Montezuma's revenge |
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Enterotoxigenic E. Coli (ETEC) |
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Downey cell (atypical lymphocyte) |
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Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) |
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Heterophile antibody |
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Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) |
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Butterfly facial rash |
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Erysipelas |
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Triple Sugar Iron (TSI) agar |
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Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae – H2S + |
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Malabsorption syndrome |
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Fasciolopsis buski (Giant Intestinal Fluke) |
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Yersinia pestis |
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Flea |
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Rickettsia typhi |
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Flea |
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Rabbit fever |
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Francisella tularensis |
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Sabouraud dextrose agar |
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Fungi |
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Thin, gray adherent discharge |
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Gardnerella vaginalis |
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Clue cell |
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Gardnerella vaginalis (bacterial vaginosis) |
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Whiff test |
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Gardnerella vaginalis, Trichomonas vaginalis |
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Beaver fever |
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Giardia lamblia |
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Malabsorption syndrome |
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Giardia lamblia, Isospora belli, Fasciolopsis buski (giant intestinal fluke) |
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MacConkey agar |
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Gram-negative bacteria, Differentiate between lactose- fermenters (colonies turn pink) and lactose-nonfermenters |
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Chocolate agar |
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H. influenza Neisseria gonorrhoeae |
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Grows on chocolate agar, not on blood agar |
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H. influenzae |
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Gastric cancer |
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H. pylori |
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School of fish |
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Haemophilus ducreyi |
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Growth on chocolate agar, no growth on blood agar |
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Haemophilus influenza B |
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“Catcher’s stance” |
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Haemophilus influenza B |
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Primary hepatocellular carcinoma |
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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) |
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Cherry red epiglottis |
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Heamophilus influenza B |
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Gastric adenocarcinoma |
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Helicobacter pylori |
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Gastric MALT B-cell lymphomas |
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Helicobacter pylori |
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Dane particle |
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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) |
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Tzank smear |
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Herpes Simplex virus (HSV) |
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Kaposi sarcoma |
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Human Herpes virus 8 (HHV-8) |
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Koilocyte |
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HPV |
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Cervical cancer |
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HPV-16 and HPV-18 |
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Tzank smear |
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Herpes Simplex virus (HSV) |
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Temporal lobe encephalitis |
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HSV-1 (usually) |
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Dewdrops on a rose petal |
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HSV-2 |
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Lacy body rash |
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Human Herpes virus 6 (HHV-6) |
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Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever |
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Hyalomma tick |
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Honey-crusted lesions |
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Impetigo -S. aureus -S. pyogenes |
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Beefy red ulcers |
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Klebsiella granulomatis |
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Donovan bodies |
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Klebsiella granulomatis |
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Currant jelly sputum |
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Klebsiella pneumoniae |
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Cold selection |
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Listeria monocytogenes |
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Buffered charcoal yeast extract agar |
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Legionella |
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“Black poison” |
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Leishmania donovani |
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Weil disease |
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Leptospira interrogans |
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Blood agar: CAMP positive |
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Listeria monocytogenes |
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Ehrlichia chaffeensis |
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Lone Star tick |
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Rickettsia prowazekii |
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Louse |
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Borrelia recurrentis |
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Louse |
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Eaton medium |
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M. pneumoniae |
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Blackwater fever |
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Malaria (P. falciparum) |
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Spaghetti and meatballs |
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Malassezia furfur |
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Koplik spots |
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Measles (Rubeola) |
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Rash starts behind ears, spreads down body |
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Measles (Rubeola) |
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Chronic diarrhea in AIDS patient |
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Microsporidia, - Encephalitozoon intestinalis, - Enterocytozoon bieneusi |
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Rickettsia akari |
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Mites |
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Dengue virus |
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Mosquito |
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Plasmodium species |
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Mosquito |
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West Nile virus |
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Mosquito |
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Brugia malayi |
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Mosquito |
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Japanese encephalitis virus |
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Mosquito |
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Rift Valley fever |
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Mosquito |
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St. Louis encephalitis virus |
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Mosquito |
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Wuchereria bancrofti |
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Mosquito |
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Yellow fever virus |
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Mosquito (Aedes aegypti) |
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Lowenstein-Jensen agar |
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Mycobacteria |
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Fish tank granuloma |
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Mycobacterium marinum |
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Cottage cheese granuloma |
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
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Cold agglutinin positive |
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae |
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Kidney-bean shaped diplococci |
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae |
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Thayer-Martin agar |
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae |
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Flesh-eating bacteria |
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Necrotizing Fasciitis - Type 1: polymicrobial – at least 1 anaerobe in combination with more than 1 facultative bacteria - Type 2: S. pyogenes with or without S. aureus - Type 3: gas gangrene – Clostridium perfringens |
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Growth on chocolate, not on blood |
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae |
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Kidney-bean shaped diplococci |
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae |
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Waterhouse-Friedrichsen |
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Neisseria infection causing bilateral adrenal hemorrhage |
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Waterhouse-Friedrichsen syndrome |
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Neisseria meningitidis |
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Blood agar: gamma-hemolytic |
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No hemolysis |
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Acid-fast branching rods |
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Nocardia |
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Weakly acid fast branching rods |
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Nocardia |
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Sausage-shaped gametocyte |
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P. falciparum |
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Seal bark cough |
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Parainfluenza virus, Respiratory syncytial virus |
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Blood agar: alpha-hemolytic |
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Partial hemolysis, “greening” S. pneumoniae |
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Fifth disease |
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Parvovirus B19 (Erythrovirus B19) |
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Slapped cheek fever |
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Parvovirus B19 (Erythrovirus B19) |
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Safety-pin (bipolar) staining |
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Pasteurella multocida |
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Bipolar staining Gram-negative rod |
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Pasteurella multocida |
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Ring forms inside RBCs |
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Plasmodium falciparum |
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Sausage-shaped gametocyte |
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Plasmodium falciparum |
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Blackwater fever |
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Plasmodium spp. |
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Hypnozoite |
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Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium ovale |
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Schuffner dots |
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Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium ovale |
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Dented helmets |
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Pneumocystis jiroveci |
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“Lumpy, bumpy” staining |
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Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis |
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Swarming |
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Proteus mirabilis, Proteus vulgaris |
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Cystic fibrosis patient |
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
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Green sputum |
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
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Swimmer’s ear |
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
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Hot tub folliculitis |
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
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Negri body |
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Rabies virus (Lyssavirus, Rhabdoviridae, ssRNA linear, helical, enveloped |
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Trypanosoma cruzi |
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Reduviid bug |
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Rash on hands/feet spreads to trunk |
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Rickettsia ricketsii (Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever) |
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CAMP-positive |
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S. agalactiae |
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Eggs with terminal spine |
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S. haematobium |
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Clay pipestem fibrosis |
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S. mansoni |
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Oval-shaped eggs with lateral spine |
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S. mansoni |
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Rusty-colored sputum |
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S. pneumoniae |
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Lancet-shaped diplococci |
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S. pneumoniae |
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Sandpaper rash |
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Streptococcus pyogenes |
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Hektoen enteric agar |
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Salmonella – black pigment (H2S +) |
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Rose spots |
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Salmonella typhi |
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Leishmania braziliensis |
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Sandflies |
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Leishmania donovani |
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Sandflies |
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Bartonella bacilliformis |
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Sandflies |
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Bladder Cancer |
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Schistosoma haematobium |
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Eggs with terminal spine |
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Schistosoma haematobium |
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Eggs with lateral spine |
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Schistosoma mansoni |
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Katayama syndrome |
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Schistosoma spp. |
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Mannitol salt agar |
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Selective for staphylococci S. aureus can ferment mannitol, producing yellow-colored colonies on this agar |
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Xylose-Lysine-Deoxycholate (XLD) agar |
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Selective, differential agar for Salmonella and Shigella in enteric cultures - Shigella - colonies turn red - Salmonella – colonies turn black |
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Rose gardener disease |
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Sporothrix schenkii |
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Salmon pink sputum |
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Staphylococcus aureus |
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Honeymoon cystitis |
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Staphylococcus saprophyticus |
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Colon cancer |
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Streptococcus bovis |
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Strawberry tongue and sandpaper rash |
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Streptococcus pyogenes |
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Hyperinfection syndrome |
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Strongyloides stercoralis (threadworm) |
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Positive VDRL/RPR test |
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Treponema pallidum (syphilis) |
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Cysticercosis |
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Taenia solium (pork tapeworm) |
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Neurocysticercosis |
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Taenia solium disseminated infection |
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Babesia microti |
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Ticks (Ixodes) |
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Borrelia burgdorferi |
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Ticks (Ixodes) |
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Francisella tularensis |
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Ticks, Rabbits, Deer fly |
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Ring-enhancing lesions |
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Toxoplasmosis gondii |
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Operculum |
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Trematodes (Flukes), -Fasciolopsis buski (“Giant Intestinal Fluke”) – golden, bile-stained eggs with an operculum on top, - Fasciola hepatica (“Sheep Liver Fluke) – operculated eggs, - Clonorchis (Opisthorchis) sinensis (“Chinese Liver Fluke) – distinct operculum with prominent shoulders and a tiny knob at the posterior (abopercular) pole, - Paragonimus westermani (“Lung Fluke), - Diphyllobothrium latum – knob at the bottom of its shell |
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Hutchinson teeth (notched incisors) |
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Treponema pallidum (congenital syphilis) |
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Mulberry molars |
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Treponema pallidum (congenital syphilis) |
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Saber shins |
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Treponema pallidum (congenital syphilis) |
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Saddle nose |
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Treponema pallidum (congenital syphilis) |
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Copper-colored rash |
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Treponema pallidum (syphilis) |
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Condylomata lata |
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Treponema pallidum (syphilis) |
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Copper-colored rash |
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Treponema pallidum (syphilis) |
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Frothy, yellowish-green discharge |
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Trichomonas |
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Strawberry cervix |
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Trichomonas |
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Rectal prolapse |
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Trichuris trichiura (whipworm) |
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Barrel shaped eggs with plugged ends |
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Trichuris trichiura (whipworm) |
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Whipple disease |
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Tropheryma wippelii |
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Romana sign |
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Trypanosoma cruzi |
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Trypanosoma brucei |
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Tsetse fly |
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Pap-pili (P pili) |
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Uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC) |
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Papular/pustular rash with different stages |
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Varicella zoster virus (VZV – chicken pox) |
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Pustular rash all in same stage |
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Variola (smallpox) |
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Rice water diarrhea |
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Vibrio cholerae |
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Thiosulfate citrate bile salts sucrose agar |
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Vibrio spp. |
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Rickettsia rickettsii |
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Wood tick / Dog tick |
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Black vomit |
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Yellow fever |
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Pseudoappendicitis |
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Yersinia enterocolitica |
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Growth at 4oC |
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Yersinia enterocolitica, Listeria monocytogenes |
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“safety-pin” staining |
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Yersinia pestis |
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Ketoacidotic patient with black us |
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Zygomycosis (Mucormycosis) – Mucor, Rizopus, Absidia, Rhizomucor spp. |