Term
| Campylobacter is susceptible to |
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Definition
| cephalothin and nalidixic acid |
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Term
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Definition
| cause gastrointestinal illness |
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Term
| Campylobacter spp. needs to be incubated |
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Definition
| microaerophilic conditions on selective media at 37-42 degrees Celsius for 72h to 7 days |
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Term
| H. pylori is important because |
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Definition
| it is associated with gastric cancer |
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Term
| In order to determine the presence of H. pylori |
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Definition
| Stomach tissue Bx or urease breath test |
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Term
| common characteristics of campylobacter and helicobacter |
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Definition
• Non-spore forming, curved GNR
• Oxidase +
• Motile
• Microaerophilic |
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Term
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Definition
| GI tract of various animals, water |
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Term
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Definition
| gastroenteritis, periodontal disease, systemic disease (meningitis, endocarditis, septic arthritis), guillian-barre syndrome |
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Term
| Campylobacter direct detection |
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Definition
| antigen detection, gram stain |
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Term
|
Definition
| blood based, charcoal staining media |
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Term
|
Definition
| can move through filter paper |
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Term
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Definition
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Term
|
Definition
| curved gram negative rods |
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Term
| Campylobacter identification |
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Definition
| Growth on selective media, darting motility, curved gram stain, oxidase/catalase +, latex agglutination |
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Term
|
Definition
| human gastric mucosa, GI tract |
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Term
|
Definition
| gastritis, peptic ulcer, gastric cancer, proctitis, enteritis and sepsis |
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Term
| Helicobacter identification |
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Definition
| stains of bx tissue, detection of urease activity via bx or urease breath test |
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Term
|
Definition
| selective or modified chocolate agar |
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Term
|
Definition
| microaerophilic at 35 degrees |
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Term
| Helicobacter direct detection |
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Definition
| antibody detection, antigen detection directly from stool |
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