Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9781259709227
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor, Heidi Smith
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 15.2, Problem 4AYP
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To compare:
The types of tests performed on microbial isolates versus those performed on patients themselves.
Concept introduction:
The identification tests are done to identify the microbes. It is essential to identify the causative agents of infectious diseases for treatment of diseases. There are various types of categories for identification of microbes. These include “
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Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
Ch. 15.1 - Prob. 1AYPCh. 15.1 - Provide a one-sentence description for each of...Ch. 15.2 - Identify factors that may affect the...Ch. 15.2 - Prob. 4AYPCh. 15.2 - NCLEX PREX 1. An RN is training a new staff nurse...Ch. 15.2 - NCLEX PREX 2. A clinical form used to report data...Ch. 15.3 - List at least three different tests that fall in...Ch. 15.3 - Prob. 6AYPCh. 15.3 - Discuss two major drawbacks of phenotypic testing...Ch. 15.3 - Q. What technique in this chapter do most home...
Ch. 15.3 - NCLEX PREX 3. When determining the clinical...Ch. 15.4 - Define the term serology, and explain the...Ch. 15.4 - Identify two immunological diagnostic techniques...Ch. 15.4 - Prob. 2MMCh. 15.5 - Explain why PCR is useful for infectious disease...Ch. 15.5 - Name two examples of techniques that employ...Ch. 15.5 - Explain how whole-genome sequencing can be used...Ch. 15.5 - Prob. 13AYPCh. 15.5 - Prob. 3MMCh. 15.6 - Describe the benefits of lab on a chip...Ch. 15.6 - Prob. 15AYPCh. 15 - When using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis,...Ch. 15 - Explain why it is possible to identify some...Ch. 15 - Serotyping identifies distinct members of the same...Ch. 15 - Prob. 4QCh. 15 - Name some bacterial structures that might be...Ch. 15 - You perform a lumbar puncture on a patient with...Ch. 15 - Which category of diagnosis is represented by...Ch. 15 - Write a paragraph that explains the mycobacterial...Ch. 15 - You inoculated a biochemical test strip with a...Ch. 15 - Prob. 10QCh. 15 - You perform a Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion test to...Ch. 15 - Why might culture conditions affect the results of...Ch. 15 - Which of the following techniques is most likely...Ch. 15 - Why is it more important to use selective media...Ch. 15 - What type of diagnostic method do you think would...Ch. 15 - T or F: Bacterial infection causes the expression...Ch. 15 - Prob. 17QCh. 15 - Prob. 18QCh. 15 - Prob. 19QCh. 15 - When PCR is performed by hand (not with a...Ch. 15 - What kind of a control would be important to run...
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