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Lecture 11: Laboratory Diagnosis

Slide 39: Specimen Collection & Transport medical microbiology lecture notes ppt

Principles: Aseptic technique, correct container, adequate volume, transport medium, labeling.
Examples: Blood (2 sets), Sputum (deep cough), Urine (clean catch), CSF (stat).

Slide 40: Microscopy & Staining

Gram stain – Most common (purple/pink).
Acid-fast stain – Mycobacteria (red on blue).
India ink – Cryptococcus capsule.
Giemsa/Wright – Malaria, Borrelia.

Slide 41: Culture Techniques

Media:
- Blood agar (general)
- MacConkey (Gram-negative selection)
- Chocolate agar (Haemophilus, Neisseria)
- Sabouraud agar (fungi)
Atmosphere: Aerobic, anaerobic, CO2.

Slide 42: Molecular Diagnostics

PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) – Detects DNA/RNA (high sensitivity, rapid).
Real-time PCR – Quantifies viral load.
NGS (Next Generation Sequencing) – Outbreak investigation.

Slide 43: Serology

Antibody detection: IgM (recent), IgG (past).
Tests: ELISA, Western blot, Agglutination.
Antigen detection: Strep A test, Legionella urine antigen.

Slide 19: Case 1 – Pneumonia in a 65yo with COPD

Presentation: Fever, purulent sputum, CXR infiltrate.
Gram stain: Gram-negative coccobacilli.
Likely pathogen: Haemophilus influenzae or Moraxella catarrhalis.
Treatment: Respiratory fluoroquinolone or β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitor.

Lecture 10: Parasitology

Slide 36: Protozoa vs. Helminths

Protozoa: Single-celled. Examples: Plasmodium, Giardia, Entamoeba, Toxoplasma.
Helminths: Worms. Examples: Nematodes (roundworms), Cestodes (tapeworms), Trematodes (flukes).

Slide 37: Malaria (Plasmodium)

Vector: Anopheles mosquito.
Life cycle: Liver (exoerythrocytic) → Blood (erythrocytic) → Mosquito.
Species: P. falciparum (most deadly), P. vivax (relapses).
Diagnosis: Thick/thin blood smear.
Treatment: Artemisinin combination therapy (ACT).

Slide 38: Intestinal Parasites

Entamoeba histolytica – Amebic dysentery, liver abscess.
Giardia lamblia – “Beaver fever” (fatty, foul-smelling diarrhea).
Ascaris lumbricoides – Large roundworm (egg in stool).
Taenia solium – Pork tapeworm (cysticercosis risk).

Visuals Over Text

Staining: Do not describe a Gram stain in text. Show a picture of Blue/Purple (Gram +) vs. Pink/Red (Gram -).
Culture Media: Show images of colonies on blood agar vs. chocolate agar.
Mechanisms: Use flowcharts for pathogenesis (e.g., how E. coli causes Traveler's Diarrhea via enterotoxin production).

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