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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. |
