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LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. DR.QURAT-UL-AIN DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY, KING EDWARD MEDICAL UNIVERSITY. Laboratory Investigation of Microbial infections. Examining specimens to detect isolate and identify pathogens: 1- Microscopy 2- Culture techniques

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LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

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  1. LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES DR.QURAT-UL-AIN DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY, KING EDWARD MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

  2. Laboratory Investigation of Microbial infections Examining specimens to detect isolate and identify pathogens: 1- Microscopy 2- Culture techniques 3- Biochemical reactions 4- Serological identification: 5- Molecular biology techniques 6- Bacteriophage typing

  3. 1- Microscopy Microorganisms can be examined microscopically for: a- Bacterial motility: Hanging drop method: A drop of bacterial suspension is placed between a cover slip and glass slide. b- Morphology and staining reactions of bacteria: Simple stain: methylene blue stain Gram stain: differentiation between Gm+ve and Gm–ve bacteria . Primary stain (Crystal violet) . Mordant (Grams Iodine mixture) . Decolorization (ethyl alcohol) . Secondary stain ( Saffranin) Ziehl-Neelsen stain: staining acid fast bacilli . Apply strong carbol fuchsin with heat . Decolorization (H2SO4 20% and ethyl alcohol . Counter stain (methylen blue)

  4. 2- Culture Techniques * Culture media are used for: - Isolation and identification of pathogenic organisms - Antimicrobial sensitivity tests * Types of culture media: a- Liquid media: - Nutrient broth: meat extract and peptone - Peptone water for preparation sugar media - Growth of bacteria detected by turbidity b- Solid media: - Colonial appearance - Hemolytic activity - Pigment production

  5. 3- Biochemical Reaction Use of substrates and sugars to identify pathogens: a- Sugar fermentation: Organisms ferment sugar with production of acid only Organisms ferment sugar with production of acid and gas Organisms do not ferment sugar b- Production of indole: Depends on production of indole from amino acid tryptophan Indole is detected by addition of Kovac’s reagent Appearance of red ring on the surface e- H2S production: Depends on production H2S from protein or polypeptides Detection by using a strip of filter paper containing lead acetate

  6. 3- Biochemical Reaction (cont.) c- Methyl red reaction (MR): Fermentation of glucose with production of huge amount of acid Lowering pH is detected by methyl red indicator d- Voges proskaur’s reaction (VP): Production of acetyl methyl carbinol from glucose fermentation Acetyl methyl carbinol is detected by addition KOH Color of medium turns pink (positive) e- Action on milk: Fermentation of lactose with acid production Red color if litmus indicator is added

  7. 3- Biochemical Reaction (cont.) f- Oxidase test: Some bacteria produce Oxidase enzyme Detection by adding few drops of colorless oxidase reagent Colonies turn deep purple in color (positive) g- Catalase test: Some bacteria produce catalase enzyme Addition of H2O2 lead to production of gas bubbles (O2 production) h- Coagulase test: Some bacteria produce coagulase enzyme Coagulase enzyme converts fibrinogen to fibrin (plasma clot) Detected by slide or test tube method i- Urease test: Some bacteria produce urease enzyme Urease enzyme hydrolyze urea with production of NH3 Alklinity of mediaand change color of indicator from yellow to pink

  8. 4.Serological identification A- Direct serological tests: - Identification of unknown organism - Detection of microbial antigens by using specific known antibodies - Serogrouping and serotyping of isolated organism B- Indirect serological tests: - Detection of specific and non specific antibodies (IgM & IgG) by using antigens or organisms

  9. Immunoserological Tests Hemagglutination EIA Latex Agglutination Complent fixation Immunoflourescent antibody tests

  10. Advantages Of Rapid Diagnostic Tests • High sensitivity and specificity • High negative and positive predictive values • High accuracy compared to gold standard • Simple to perform • Rapid turn around time • Cost effective

  11. LIMITATIONS OF CONVENTIONAL CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY • Culture • Labor intensive • Need for special media • Prolonged period of time to culture • Some organisms are uncultivable on artificial media • Potential health hazards • Antigen Detection • Negative tests require confirmation • Effected by poor specimen collection • Low microbe burden • Serology • Unhelpful during early stage of infection

  12. 5.Molecular Biology Techniques A- Genetic probes (DNA or RNA probes): Detection of a segment of DNA sequence (gene) in unknown organism using a labeled probe Probe: consists of specific short sequence of labeled single- stranded DNA or RNA that form strong covalently bonded hybrid with specific complementary strand of nucleic acid of organism in question B- Polymerase chain reaction (PCR): Amplification of a short sequence of target DNA or RNA Then It is detected by a labeled probe C- Plasmid profile analysis: Isolation of plasmids from bacteria and determination of their size and number compared with standard strains by agarose gel electrophoresis

  13. MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS • Most widely used is PCR • High sensitivity • High specificity • Diversity • Nucleic acid probes • Do not amplify DNA

  14. Real time PCR for Diagnosis of Infectious Disease • Detect PCR product during synthesis • Requires fluorescence-based detection and specialized detection instrumentation • Advantages • Less time for results • Improved analytical sensitivity • Broad applicability (target characterization, load determination etc)

  15. OTHER USES OF MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS • Viral load monitoring • Viral genotyping • Bacterial resistance detection • Bacterial genotyping

  16. 6.Bacteriophage Typing

  17. Bacteriophage Bacteriophages are viruses that parasitize bacterial cell

  18. Practical applications using phages * Phages are important as a research tools * Phages are used as vectors in DNA recombinant technology * Phage typing of bacteria is important in tracing source of infection for epidemiologic purposes

  19. Antimicrobial Susceptibility testing

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