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To recover and identify CLOSTRIDIUM SPP from mixed populations of organisms |
Ethanol Shock pore Test/ Heat shock pore test |
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Determine spp base on Motility Tumbling- Darting- Rapid Darting/Shooting star- Gliding- Twitching- |
Tumbling-Listeria Darting-campylobacter Rapid Darting/Shooting star- Vibrio Gliding- Capnophaga Twitching- Kingella |
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Primary Physical barrier |
Skin |
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A larger than normal number of diseases or infected individuals that occurs over a relatively short period a. outbreak b. epidemic c. endemic |
a. outbreak |
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A larger than normal number of diseased or infected individuals in a particular location a. outbreak b. epidemic c. endemic |
b. epidemic |
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Disease that is permanently occuring at a particular geographic location a. outbreak b. epidemic c. endemic |
c. endemic |
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Increased body temperature, rash, swelling a. signs b. symptoms |
a. signs |
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Headaches, fatigue, nausea a. signs b. symptoms |
b. symptoms |
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Activated by endotoxin except a.Tnf b. IL-1 c. IL-2 d. IL-6 e. NOTA |
c. IL-2 |
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Examples of PPE, except: a. handheld pipetting device b.HEPA respirators c. Hand sanitizer d. trays in which to carry smaller hazardous items |
c. Hand sanitizer |
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most important in phlebotomy |
proper patient identification |
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Most common cause of sepsis |
Gram positive cocci (staphylococci) |
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To read hemolytic rxn on BAP, RMT must hold the plate up to the light and observe the plate with the light coming from _______ |
Behind (transmitted light) |
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Enrichment for Legionella spp. a. Bordet-Gengou agar b. BCYE c. Cystine-tellurite blood agar d. Thayer- Martin agar |
b. BCYE |
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Supports growth of C. Trachomatis a. GBAP b. BCAP c. McCoy cells |
c. McCoy cells |
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Differential isolation and presumptive id of group D streptococci and enterococci |
Bile esculin agar |
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Odor of E. corrodens and H. influenzae a. burnt sugar b. bleach c. grape-like d. freshly plowed grass |
b. bleach |
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Isolation of Bordetella pettussis and B. Parapettussis a. Bordet-Gengou agar b. BCYE c. Cystine-tellurite blood agar d. Thayer- Martin agar |
a. Bordet-Gengou agar |
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Supports growth of C. Trachomatis a. GBAP b. BCAP c. McCoy cells |
c. McCoy cells |
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Green metallic sheen on BAP a. haemophilus b. MTB c. P. aeruginosa d. E. coli |
c. P. aeruginosa |
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Odor of Nocardia a. burnt sugar b. bleach c. grape-like d. freshly plowed grass |
d. freshly plowed grass |
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Gray, transluscent, Smooth, glistening and clay-like consistency on BAP a. haemophilus b. N. elongata c. P. aeruginosa d. E. coli |
b. N. elongata |
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Supports growth of C. Trachomatis a. GBAP b. BCAP c. McCoy cells |
c. McCoy cells |
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Green metallic sheen on BAP a. haemophilus b. MTB c. P. aeruginosa d. E. coli |
c. P. aeruginosa |
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Separates bacterial plates allowing for optimal temp, separate rocks. Used in automated microbiology labs |
Smart incubator |
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The highest conc. of the drug is found in the area_________ to the disk |
closest |
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Credes prophylaxis for neonatorum opthalmia |
erythromycin |
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Credes prophylaxis for neonatorum opthalmia |
erythromycin |
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When performing the disk diffusion method of antimicrobial susceptibility testing, what is the MOST appropriate remedial action when the zone diameters are too large or too small with all the antimicrobials? A. Standardize illumination B. Take fresh culture from stock C. Check the inoculum size D. Check preparation of inoculum |
C. Check the inoculum size |
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What part of the disk has the highest concentration of the drug? a) Edge b)Center c) middle third |
Not sure b)Center book: the highest conc. is closest to the disk |
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Gram negative rods resembling “closed safety pins” a. Y. Pestis b. K. pneumoniae c. P. Vulgaris d. M. Morganii |
a. Y. Pestis |
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The principal virulence factor of Group A Streptococci |
M protein |
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oxygen-labile hemolysin of GAS responsible for subsurface hemolysis on BAP incubated anaerobically a. DNAse b. streptolysin O c. streptolysin S d. NOTA |
b. streptolysin O |
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oxygen-stable hemolysin of GAS responsible for surface hemolysis on BAP incubated aerobically a. DNAse b. streptolysin O c. streptolysin S d. NOTA |
c. streptolysin S |
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Streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin associated with Scarlet Fever and Streptococcal Toxic shock-like syndrome a. Exotoxin A b. Exotoxin B c. Exotoxin C |
a. Exotoxin A |
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Pyodermal Infx associated with acute spreading erythematous lesion a. Impetigo b. Erysipelas c. Cellulitis d. Scarlet fever |
b. Erysipelas |
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Unit of ASP |
Todd units |
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What test detects the agent most commonly causing Otitis media? a) Bacitracin b) Optochin |
b) Optochin |
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Lowest elevation of Beta HCG |
ectopic pregnancy |
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Lowest elevation of Beta HCG |
ectopic pregnancy |
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Neisseria spp that are gram megative diplococci resembling coffee beans or kidney beans except: a. N. gonorrhoeae b. N. elongata c. N. menongitidis d. M. cattarhalis |
b. N. elongata (rod-shaped) |
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Lowest elevation of Beta HCG |
ectopic pregnancy |
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Neisseria spp that are gram megative diplococci resembling coffee beans or kidney beans except: a. N. gonorrhoeae b. N. elongata c. N. menongitidis d. M. cattarhalis |
b. N. elongata (rod-shaped) |
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A leading cause of STD and also called the “CLAPS” a. N. gonorrhoeae b. N. elongata c. N. menongitidis d. M. cattarhalis |
a. N. gonorrhoeae |
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Lowest elevation of Beta HCG |
ectopic pregnancy |
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Neisseria spp that are gram megative diplococci resembling coffee beans or kidney beans except: a. N. gonorrhoeae b. N. elongata c. N. menongitidis d. M. cattarhalis |
b. N. elongata (rod-shaped) |
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A leading cause of STD and also called the “CLAPS” a. N. gonorrhoeae b. N. elongata c. N. menongitidis d. M. cattarhalis |
a. N. gonorrhoeae |
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Hockey puck consistency |
M. catarrhalis |
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Somatic Antigen a. k antigen b. O antigen c. H antigen |
b. O antigen |
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Rapid Lactose fermenters except: a. Escherechia b. Edwardsiella c. Klebsiella d. Enterobacter |
b. Edwardsiella |
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Late lactose fermenter except: a. Citrobacter b. Hafnia c. Y. enterocolitica d. Shigella |
d. Shigella |
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Non lactose fermenter a. Citrobacter b. Hafnia c. Y. enterocolitica d. Shigella |
d. Shigella |
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Most common cause of UTI in humans a. UPEC b ETEC c. EIEC d. EAEC |
a. UPEC |
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Travellers Diarrhea a. UPEC b ETEC c. EIEC d. EAEC |
b ETEC |
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Causes shigella-like infection a. ETEC b. EIEC c. EPEC d. EAEC |
b. EIEC |
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Produces Shiga-like toxin and produces a bloody diarrhea without WBC a. ETEC b. EIEC c. EHEC d. EAEC |
c. EHEC |
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Milk borne disease of man |
M. Bovis |
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Agglutination Test for Ricketsia |
Weil-Felix Test |
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Broth cultures exhibit a characteristic “salactite pattern” in which clumps of cells adhere to one side of the tube a. P. stuartii b. S.Flexneri c. Y. pestis d. S. Sonnei |
c. Y. pestis |
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ONPG positive |
S. Sonnei |
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ONPG positive |
S. Sonnei |
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Etiologic agent of “summer diarrhea” a. V. parahemolyticus b. V. mimicus c. V. vulnificus |
a. V. parahemolyticus |
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Key tests to differentiate Aeromonas and Plesiomonas from Vibrio |
Sodium req and Mannitol fermentation (book) String Test(for ma’am) |
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Key tests to differentiate Aeromonas and Plesiomonas from Vibrio |
Sodium req and Mannitol fermentation (book) String Test(for ma’am) |
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Curved gram-negative rods isolated from a patient with peptic ulcer disease. How do you confirm H. pylori? a. culture b. gram stain c. urease |
c. urease |
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Color change of Peptone medium with andraded indicator with P. Aeruginosa |
yellow |
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Color change of Peptone medium with andraded indicator with P. Aeruginosa |
yellow |
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“Corn Tortilla-like” or grape-like odor a. P. aeruginosa b. C. Jejuni c. H. Pylori d. S. aureus |
a. P. aeruginosa |
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Color change of Peptone medium with andraded indicator with P. Aeruginosa |
yellow |
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“Corn Tortilla-like” or grape-like odor a. P. aeruginosa b. C. Jejuni c. H. Pylori d. S. aureus |
a. P. aeruginosa |
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Earthy odor a. B. cepacia b. B. Pseudomallei c. B. Mallei |
b. B. Pseudomallei |
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Color change of Peptone medium with andraded indicator with P. Aeruginosa |
yellow |
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“Corn Tortilla-like” or grape-like odor a. P. aeruginosa b. C. Jejuni c. H. Pylori d. S. aureus |
a. P. aeruginosa |
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Earthy odor a. B. cepacia b. B. Pseudomallei c. B. Mallei |
b. B. Pseudomallei |
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Apple-like “fruity” odor a. A. faecalis b. S. maltophilia c. acinetobacter d. B. cepacia |
a. A. faecalis |
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smalles pathogen and an infective agent of chancroid a. H. influenzae b. H. aegyptius c. H. ducreyi |
c. H. ducreyi |
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Mousy or bleach like odor a. H. influenzae b. H. aegyptius c. H. ducreyi |
a. H. influenzae |
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Fusiform with gliding motility |
Capnocytophaga |
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smalles pathogen and an infective agent of chancroid a. H. influenzae b. H. aegyptius c. H. ducreyi |
c. H. ducreyi |
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Wigas agent of pneuomonia a. L. pneumophila b. L. micdadei c. L. bozemanni |
c. L. bozemanni |
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Mousy or bleach like odor a. H. influenzae b. H. aegyptius c. H. ducreyi |
a. H. influenzae |
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Fusiform with gliding motility |
Capnocytophaga |
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Colony characteristic of Star shape with 4-6 points a. A. actinomycetemcomitans b. H. aprophilus c. E. corrodens d. K. Kingae |
a. A. actinomycetemcomitans |
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Most common cause of osteoarthritis in children a. A. actinomycetemcomitans b. H. aprophilus c. E. corrodens d. K. Kingae |
d. K. Kingae |
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Cause of Undulant fever a. Brucella b. Borrelia c. Bordetella |
a. Brucella |
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Best swa |
Flocked nylon swab |
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Isolated in air conditioned units |
Legionella |
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Pittsburgh pneumonia a. L. pneumophila b. L. micdadei c. L. bozemanni |
b. L. micdadei |
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Pontiac fever a. L. pneumophila b. L. micdadei c. L. bozemanni |
a. L. pneumophila |
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smalles pathogen and an infective agent of chancroid a. H. influenzae b. H. aegyptius c. H. ducreyi |
c. H. ducreyi |
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Wigas agent of pneuomonia a. L. pneumophila b. L. micdadei c. L. bozemanni |
c. L. bozemanni |
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Causes Rat-bite fever in humans and is referred to as Sodoku a. Legionella b. Spirillum minus c. Streptobacillus moniliformis d. Bordetella abortus |
b. Spirillum minus |
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Mousy or bleach like odor a. H. influenzae b. H. aegyptius c. H. ducreyi |
a. H. influenzae |
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Fusiform with gliding motility |
Capnocytophaga |
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Colony characteristic of Star shape with 4-6 points a. A. actinomycetemcomitans b. H. aprophilus c. E. corrodens d. K. Kingae |
a. A. actinomycetemcomitans |
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Most common cause of osteoarthritis in children a. A. actinomycetemcomitans b. H. aprophilus c. E. corrodens d. K. Kingae |
d. K. Kingae |
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Cause of Undulant fever a. Brucella b. Borrelia c. Bordetella |
a. Brucella |
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Best swa |
Flocked nylon swab |
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Isolated in air conditioned units |
Legionella |
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Pittsburgh pneumonia a. L. pneumophila b. L. micdadei c. L. bozemanni |
b. L. micdadei |
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Pontiac fever a. L. pneumophila b. L. micdadei c. L. bozemanni |
a. L. pneumophila |
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smalles pathogen and an infective agent of chancroid a. H. influenzae b. H. aegyptius c. H. ducreyi |
c. H. ducreyi |
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Wigas agent of pneuomonia a. L. pneumophila b. L. micdadei c. L. bozemanni |
c. L. bozemanni |
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Causes Rat-bite fever in humans and is referred to as Sodoku a. Legionella b. Spirillum minus c. Streptobacillus moniliformis d. Bordetella abortus |
b. Spirillum minus |
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An agent of Lumpy jae and characteristic of Molar tooth colonies a. Actinomyces Israelli b. Nocardia c. Tropheryma whipplei d. N. transvalensis |
a. Actinomyces Israelli |
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Primary pulmonary infection resembling tuberculosis a. Actinomyces Israelli b. Nocardia c. Tropheryma whipplei d. N. transvalensis |
b. Nocardia |
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Organism responsible for the Whipple’s dx a. Actinomyces Israelli b. Nocardia c. Tropheryma whipplei d. N. transvalensis |
c. Tropheryma whipplei |
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Mousy or bleach like odor a. H. influenzae b. H. aegyptius c. H. ducreyi |
a. H. influenzae |
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Fusiform with gliding motility |
Capnocytophaga |
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Colony characteristic of Star shape with 4-6 points a. A. actinomycetemcomitans b. H. aprophilus c. E. corrodens d. K. Kingae |
a. A. actinomycetemcomitans |
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Most common cause of osteoarthritis in children a. A. actinomycetemcomitans b. H. aprophilus c. E. corrodens d. K. Kingae |
d. K. Kingae |
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Cause of Undulant fever a. Brucella b. Borrelia c. Bordetella |
a. Brucella |
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Pittsburgh pneumonia a. L. pneumophila b. L. micdadei c. L. bozemanni |
b. L. micdadei |
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Pontiac fever a. L. pneumophila b. L. micdadei c. L. bozemanni |
a. L. pneumophila |
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Least common but most severe because it causes malignant diarrhea a. cutaneous anthrax b. Woolsorters disease c. gastrointestinal anthrax |
c. gastrointestinal anthrax |
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Test to differentiate B. anthracis and B.cereus a. catalase b. lecithinase c. motility |
c. motility |
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Bacteria from vacuum sealed sliced bacon a. E. rhusiopathiae b. A. haemolyticum c. L. acidophilus d. G. vaginalis |
c. L. acidophilus |
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Mycobacterium in Human a. M. tuberculosis b. M. africanum c. M. bovis d. M. canetti |
a. M. tuberculosis |
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mycobacterium in animal a. M. tuberculosis b. M. africanum c. M. bovis d. M. canetti |
c. M. bovis |
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mycobacterium in animal a. M. tuberculosis b. M. africanum c. M. bovis d. M. canetti |
c. M. bovis |
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Mycobacterium predominant in north africa a. M. tuberculosis b. M. africanum c. M. bovis d. M. canetti |
b. M. africanum |
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Mycobacterium predominant in east africa a. M. tuberculosis b. M. africanum c. M. bovis d. M. canetti |
d. M. canetti |
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How to diagnose latent TB a. LRP assay b. IGRA c. Rapid culture d. GeneXpert |
b. IGRA (interferon-gamma releaee assay) |
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Vector: Pediculus humanus a. B.recurrentis b. B. anserine c. B. burgdorferi |
a. B.recurrentis |
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Vector: Pediculus humanus a. B.recurrentis b. B. anserine c. B. burgdorferi |
a. B.recurrentis |
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Vector: Ornithidoros ticks a. B.recurrentis b. B. anserine c. B. burgdorferi |
b. B. anserine, toricatae, parkeri |
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vector: Ixodes dammini a. B.recurrentis b. B. anserine c. B. burgdorferi |
c. B. burgdorferi |
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Gold standard for diagnosis of Leptospira |
Microscopic Agglutination Test |
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Common cause of Trench fever a. B. quintana b. B. bacilliformis c. B. henselae d. B. elizabethiae |
a. B. quintana |
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Primary cause of cat scratch a. B. quintana b. B. bacilliformis c. B. henselae d. B. elizabethiae |
c. B. henselae |
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Primary use of Dessicant a. absorb moisture b. inhibit growth of contaminants c. longer shelf life d. prevent acidosis |
a. absorb moisture |
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All of the following are arthrospores except: a. C.immitis b. G. candid c. zymogycetes |
c. zymogycetes |
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Characteristic of Green yellow flourescence of ectothrix hairs a. M. gypseum b. M. canis c. M. audouinii d. E. floccosum |
b. M. canis |
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Apple green flourescence of ectothrix hairs a. M. gypseum b. M. canis c. M. audouinii d. E. floccosum |
c. M. audouinii |
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Most common cause of Pseudoallescheria boydii a. chromoblastomycosis b. mycetoma c. sporotrichosis |
b. mycetoma |
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Virulence factor of Aspergillus |
Aflatoxin |
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Which of the following is not fungal toppgraphy a verrucose b umbonate c rugose d glabrous |
d glabrous (texture) |
