Example of short answer questions and OSPE (FRCPath Microbiology part 2)
A GP has called you about a 2-year-old girl. Her mum noticed scratch marks on the girl’s face in the […]
FRCPath tips, Question
Mycology
Emergomycosis – an emerging mycosis
Emergomycosis is a systemic fungal mycosis caused by a novel dimorphic fungi called Emergomyces species. It is mainly seen in
Bacteria
Eikenella corrodens
Bacteria: Pathogenicity: Culture and identification: Infection caused by Eikenella: Points to remember Eikenella corrodens is usually susceptible to: Non-susceptible to:
Infection
Diagnosis of vertebral osteomyelitis (VO)
Reference: JBJI review published on 27/1/2022. Read the full paper here – Maamari, J., Tande, A. J., Diehn, F., Tai, D. B.
Laboratory
Culture media and composition
This is a list of some culture media and their composition. MEDIA SUPPLEMENTS TARGET ORGANISMS ABC plates Alpha-galactosidase Salmonella sp.
Cronobacter sakazakii: pathogen from infant formula feed
What is Cronobacter sakazakii? Cronobacter sakazakii is a gram-negative bacteria that can cause necrotising enterocolitis, septicaemia, and meningitis in infants,
Uncategorised
COVID vaccine
Age-specific recommendations on vaccine type Primary vaccination Based on the JCVI advice, the preference is to use the bivalent mRNA
Corynebacterium macginleyi – an under-reported cause of conjunctivitis
Corynebacterium macginleyi (CM) is lipophilic, slow-growing, gram-positive bacteria first described in 1995 and was named after Kenneth McGinley, who made
Laboratory
Catalase test
This test detects the catalase enzyme present in most cytochrome-containing aerobic and facultative anaerobic bacteria. The catalase enzyme converts hydrogen peroxide
Bacteria
Cardiobacterium spp (C hominis, C valvarum)
Bacteria: Microaerophilic, pleomorphic gram-negative bacillus often with swelling of one or both ends and retained crystal violet dye at the