CAP Pro Course - Microbiology - Genital Tract Pathogens

Continuing Education Credits

• P.A.C.E.® Contact Hours: 1 hour(s)
• Florida Board of Clinical Laboratory Science CE Credit Hours -
  General (Microbiology/Mycology/Parasitology): 1 hour(s)

Objectives

• Recognize the incidence of common pathogens involved in genital tract infections and determine the optimal method of detection used for identification.
• Describe proper procedures used for the collection and transport of appropriate genital specimens.
• Define proper procedures used in the identification of agents involved in genital tract infections.
• Identify optimal methods for the detection of group B streptococci in pregnant women.

Course Outline

• Recognize the incidence of common pathogens involved in genital tract infections and determine the optimal method of detection used for identification.
• Table 1. Non-viral Pathogens Commonly Involved in Genital Tract Infections
• Three Most Common Causative Agents of Vaginal Discharge
• Non-viral Causative Agents and Associated Disease/Condition
• Common Viral Pathogens Involved in Genital Tract Infections
• Culture is not an optimal method of detection for which etiological agent listed below?
• Which viral vaccines are specifically available for administration in children ages 11-12?
• A 30-year-old waitress presented to the ER with a high-grade fever, headache, and a diffused rash. She admitted to being sexually active and has had r...
• A 3-week-old infant presented at the Emergency Room with lethargy, fever, and apnea. While awaiting laboratory results, the infant suffered from a sei...
• In symptomatic patients, which pathogen presents with foul-smelling, purulent (contains pus), frothy, yellow-green vaginal discharge?
• Which etiological agent is responsible for toxic shock syndrome (TSS) in association with tampon usage?
• Describe proper procedures used for the collection and transport of appropriate genital specimens.
• Proper Collection Methods of Specimens Submitted for Recovery of Genital Pathogens
• Table 2. Specimen Transport Based on Requested Testing: C. trachomatis - N. gonorrhoeae
• Table 3. Specimen Transport Based on Requested Testing: Candida sp. - T. vaginalis
• Table 4. Specimen Transport Based on Requested Testing: Mycoplasmas - Viral Agents
• For nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT) testing such as Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and Trichomonas vaginalis, what type of ur...
• In which genital specimen would a preferred collection method necessitate the use of a needle (ie, to remove some of the top portion prior to sample c...
• What is the primary method of testing for syphilis (Treponema pallidum)?
• Generally speaking: For genital tract cultures, which swab is the preferred or recommended method for collection and transport?
• Define proper procedures used in the identification of agents involved in genital tract infections.
• Distinguishing Features and Clinical Presentation of the Agents of Vaginitis
• Laboratory Identification of the Agents of Vaginitis
• Laboratory Identification of the Agents of Vaginitis: Bacterial Vaginosis (BV)
• Laboratory Identification of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae
• Laboratory Identification of Genital Mycoplasmas and Haemophilus ducreyi
• Which agent of vaginitis is associated with a "strawberry-like" cervix (reddened epithelium with punctate strawberry-like lesions and itching)?
• When reviewing wet mounts, which condition is associated with a "fishy" odor upon the addition of a solution such as KOH?
• While reading culture plates on the miscellaneous bench, a blood agar plate is growing predominately what appears to be yeast as the edges of the colo...
• A 28-year-old sexually active woman presented to her gynecologist with a four-day history of vaginal inflammation and a thick, whitish discharge. A sa...
• A 25-year-old male presents with urethral discharge. Intracellular gram-negative diplococci are present on the initial Gram stain. What is the most li...
• Small, flat, gray, smooth colonies grow on enriched chocolate agar after four days of incubation in CO2. The Gram stain is consistent with gram-negati...
• Which organism below has not been FDA-approved for NAAT in male urine specimens?
• Identify optimal methods for the detection of group B streptococci in pregnant women.
• Significance of Group B Streptococci in Pregnancy and Necessity for Detection
• Recommended Methods for Transport and Detection of Group B Streptococcus (GBS) in Pregnant Women
• GBS identified from a urine culture anytime during pregnancy is suggestive of all of the following except:
• Which method of identification is ideal to test for group B Streptococcus (GBS) at time of delivery?
• Group B Streptococcus (GBS) morphology includes small, opaque, round colonies. White _____-hemolytic colonies on blood agar are seen approximately 95%...
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