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| | 01/09/04 - 05:27 PM  
 
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Can you name 5 acid fast organisms?
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| | 01/09/04 - 05:46 PM  
 
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Mycobacterium TB, Mycobacterium Leprae, Nocardia, Cryptosporidium and Isospora spores
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| | 01/09/04 - 06:03 PM  
 
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yes also Legionella micdadei
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| | 01/09/04 - 07:28 PM  
 
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any clinical importance of it? The pneumonia one is L. pneumophilia.
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| | 01/09/04 - 09:34 PM  
 
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can cause atypical pneumonia in an older male who drinks and smokes
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