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By
Ahmed GomaaDemonstrator of Microbiology & Immunology
Anaerobic culture….
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Our topic today includes:
Definitions
Purpose
Features suggestive of anaerobic infection
Precautions
Risk factors
Description
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An anaerobic bacteria culture is a method
used to grow anaerobes from a clinical specimen.
Obligate anaerobes grow only in the absence of oxygen.They are destroyed when exposed to the atmospherefor as briefly as 10 minutes.
Definition:
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There are microaerophilic anaerobes that can tolerate
5% oxygen and aerotolerant ones that can grow in air
e.g. 20% oxygen.
Few are facultative anaerobes that can grow in all
atmospheres.
Anaerobic conditions must be maintained during the collection,
transportation, processing, and identification of specimens.
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To identify bacteria that grow only in the absence of oxygenand which may cause human infection.
If overlooked or killed by exposure to oxygen, anaerobicinfections result in such serious consequences as
amputation,
Culture is required to identify anaerobic pathogens andinstitute effective antibiotic treatment.
Purpose:
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Foul smelling discharge.
Necrotic gangrenous tissue and abscess formation.
Free gas in tissue.
Black discoloration of exudates (Bacteroides melaninogenicus).
Sulphur granules in discharge (Actinomyces spp.).
Bacteraemia or endocarditis with no growth on aerobic
blood cultures.
Features suggestive of anaerobicinfection include:
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obtain the sample for culture via aseptic technique.Anaerobes are commonly found on mucous membranesand other sites such as the vagina and oral cavity.
Therefore, specimens likely to be contaminated withthese organisms should not be submitted for culture(e.g., a throat or vaginal swab).
Precautions
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Some types of specimens should always be cultured for anaerobes if an infection is suspected.
These include abscesses, bites, blood, cerebrospinalfluid and exudative body fluids, deep wounds, and deadtissues.
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Poor blood supply and tissue necrosis:
Trauma.
Foreign body.
Malignancy.
Surgery.
Diabetes mellitus.
Splenectomy.
Immunocompromise.
Risk factors:
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Anaerobes are normally found within certain
areas of the body but result in serious infection
when they have access to a normally sterile body
fluid or deep tissue that is poorly oxygenated.
Description
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Some anaerobes normally live in the crevices of the
skin, in the nose, mouth, throat, intestine, and vagina.
Injury to these tissues (i.e., cuts, puncture wounds, or
trauma) especially at or adjacent to the mucous
membranes allows anaerobes entry into otherwise
sterile areas of the body and is the primary cause of
anaerobic infection.
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A second source of anaerobic infection occurs from the
introduction of spores into a normally sterile site.
Spore-producing anaerobes live in the soil and water,
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Gram-negative anaerobes and some of the infectionsthey produce include the following genera:
Bacteroides (the most commonly found anaerobes incultures; intra-abdominal infections, rectal abscesses,soft tissue infections, liver infection)
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Fusobacterium (abscesses, wound infections,pulmonary and intracranial infections)
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Porphyromonas (aspiration pneumonia, periodontitis)
Prevotella (intra-abdominal infections, soft tissueinfections)
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Gram-positive anaerobes include the following:
Actinomyces (head, neck, pelvic infections; aspiration pneumonia)
Bifidobacterium (ear infections, abdominal infections)
Clostridium (gas, gangrene, food poisoning, tetanus,pseudomembranous colitis)
Peptostreptococcus (oral, respiratory, and intra-abdominalinfections)
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specimens from which anaerobes are likely to beisolated are:?????????????????
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Some of the specimens that are not suitable for anaerobic cultures include:
1. Specimens from sites in which anaerobic bacteria arenormal flora (e.g., throat, rectal swabs, urine,bronchial washes, cervico-vaginal mucosal swabs,sputum).
2. Voided and catheterized urine.
3. Gastric contents, small bowel contents, feces, colo-cutaneous fistula and colostomy contents should notbe cultured for anaerobic bacteria.
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4. Specimens not submitted in anaerobic transportmedia.
5. Improperly labeled specimen.
6. Specimens with a transit time exceeding 2 hours willbe rejected.
7. If an unacceptable specimen is received, thephysician or patient’s nurse will be notified beforediscarding.
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The best specimen for anaerobic culture is an aspirate
obtained by.
1. Disinfect skin surface with 70% alcohol, allow to dry.
2. Aspirate specimen directly into the syringe.
3. Remove air from syringe.
4. Aseptically transfer material into an anaerobic transport vial
for fluids.
SPECIMEN COLLECTION:
needle and syringe
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5. If unable to aspirate;
If the initial aspiration fails to yield material, sterile
0.9% saline may be injected SC and the aspiration
attempt repeated.
obtain a swab from deep in the wound, firmly
sampling the lesion’s advancing edge. Place swab into
anaerobic transport tube.
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Tissue samples andbiopsies are also very goodspecimens for anaerobicculture.
1. Punch biopsies, bone, orany other tissue specimenmay be collected surgically.
2. Place specimen in a sterilecontainer without formalin.
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When a swab must be used tocollect a specimen, use a preparedanaerobic culturette system andtake special care to sample theactive site of infection.
1. Clean the site of surface debrisand disinfect as above.
2. Carefully avoid surroundingsurface areas that may beinhabited by normal anaerobicflora.
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Proper collection and transport of the specimens.
Immediate delivery of the specimen is crucial.
If delay is anticipated, an anaerobic transport system should
be utilized especially for swabs and small volume specimens.
Handling & transport of clinical specimens
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There are commercially available anaerobic
transport media in vials and tubes with
anaerobic atmosphere and bag systems that act
by removing molecular oxygen.
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Swabs can be placed in tubes with reduced transport media and anaerobic
atmosphere.
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Specimens should be placed in leak-proof container withtight fitting caps.
Proper labeling with date and time of collection shouldaccompany all specimens submitted for culture.
Put samples in room temperature while waiting fordelivery to the laboratory.
Samples are not refrigerated.
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Very small volume specimens (<1 ml) should be transported inthe syringe. Delivery to the lab. should be within 10 minutes.
Small volume specimens (1-2 ml) should be transferred to theanaerobic culturette immediately after collection at the bedside.Transport time can be up to 2-3 hrs.
SPECIMEN TRANSPORT:
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Large volume specimens (>2 ml) should be transferredto a sterile screw cap container at the bedside, as wellas tissue or bone samples. Transport should be assoon as possible, but can be delayed up to 2 hrs.
Transport all specimens at room temperature andavoid extremes of heat or cold
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Stored in dark. At room temperature, or refrigerated.
Freshly prepared.
Discard if media turns pink/purple.
Discard after expiration date.
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If routine culture for aerobes is also desired, it is best to collect aseparate regular culturette.
Anaerobic transport system instructions:
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Part of the initialprocessing is a directspecimen smear, whichwill determine qualityof specimens andprovide the physicianwith rapid informationfor diagnosis and initialtreatment.
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Anaerobic culture methods
1. Producing a vacuum
2. Oxygen displacement
3. Oxygen absorption
4. Reducing agents
5. Anaerobic chambers–(have catalyst,
desiccant, H2, CO2, N2 + indicator;
airtight gloves)
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Displacement of Oxygen
McIntosh and Filde’sanaerobic jar.
Metal jar with metal lid—airtight.
Inlet and outlet to lid
Lid has electrical terminal
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Outlet tube—vacuum pump to take out air
Inlet—Hydrogen passed in—normal atmospheric pressure
Catalyst: Hydrogen + Oxygen = Water
Reduced methylene blue is indicator. Colorless is anaerobic and blue when exposed to oxygen
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Absorption of Oxygen by Chemical or biological Methods
A. Pyrogallol (Buchner)
Alkaline Pyrogallol absorbs oxygen
Tube with NaOH and pygallic acid in airtight jars:
anaerobic conditions.
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Chromium and Sulfuric acid
Chromium + Sulfuric acid = anaerobiosis
React in presence of Oxygen to produce chromous sulfate
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Gas Pak Pellets of sodium borohydride, cobolt chloride,
citric acid and sodium bicarbonate
Generate hydrogen and Carbon dioxide in presence of water H2 + O2 = H2O
Inocculated plates in airtight Jar
Gas-Pak + Water added; lid closed
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A is an facultative anaerobe B is an aerobe (microaerophilic) C is an anaerobe
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Biological Methods
Incubate aerobes + anaerobes.
2 blood agar plates
1. Pseudomonas aeruginosa (aerobic bacteria)
2. Anaerobic bacteria
Place one over other and seal.
Method slow and ineffective.
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Oxygen reduced by
Glucose
Thioglycollate
Cooked meat pieces
Cystein
Ascorbic acid
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Reducing Agents
Media
Tioglycollate broth (nurtient broth and
1% thioglycollate
Cooked meat broth/Robertson’s cooked
meat medium (nutient broth, fat-free minced
cooked meat of ox heart)
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Not done routinely
Antibiotics used:
Penicillin (P).
Clindamycin (CL).
Cefoxitin (FOX).
Metronidazole (MTZ) (+ penicillin).
Carbapenem (IPM).
Chloramphenicol (C).
Antibiotic sensitivity:
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