Clinical Microbiology 1: Growth-dependent and growth-independent methods of Pathogen Identification
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Bacteremia
Bacteria in blood
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Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC)
Using tube dilution assay to see the sensitivity to antibiotics
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E-test
MIC is read from the edge of the clear zone using the scale on the strips.
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Antigen
Puzzle piece that is connected to antibody
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Epitope
Small regions of large molecules that are recognizable
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Serotype
Strain of a species
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Serology
Use of antigen-antibody reactions to detect
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Direct immunoassays
Measure the amount of antigen, antigen is sandwiched between antibodies
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Indirect immunoassays
Detect antibodies by using pateint antibody that binds to lab antibody and antigen.
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qPCR
measures the amount of dsDNA with flouresence.
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