Diagnosis

PCR

Culture

microscopy

symptomps

ELISA

Leptospirosa interrogans

Leptospirosa interrogans (urine culture on fletchers media)

dark field

Leptospirosa interrogans (spiral shape)

Leptospirosa interrogans

MAT (microscopic agglutination test)

Leptospirosa interrogans

Borrelia burgdorferi (ElLISA then Immunoblots)

Borrelia burgdorferi

Listeria monocytogenes (from blood, feces, urine,...)

Listeria monocytogenes

Bacillus anthracis

Bacillus anthracis (large, G+ rod, non-hemolytic, non-motile, medusa head)

Chest x rays and CT scans

Bacillus anthracis

Bordeletta pertussis (from nasopharyngeal swab or secretions, mercury droplet colonies, charcoal blood agar and cephalosprin for selctive media)

Bordatella pertussis

Bartonella henselae (and patient history, enlarged lyph nodes, swelling at infection site, low grade fever)

Bartonella henselae (2-6 weeks!)

Immunoflourescence

direct immunoflourescent assay

Brucella abortus

Brucella melitensis

Francisella tularensis (swelling of lymph glands, high fever, skin and mouth ulcers, sore thoat, cough, chest pain, difficulty breathing)

Haemophilus influenza

Haemophilus influenza (hemin =X and NAD =V growth requirements)

Bartonella henselae

DFA Direct Immunoflourescent antibody

Bordatella pertussis

Yersinia pestis

Francisella tularensis

Francisella turalensis