Question 1

Which of the following is the correct match of the disease and organism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Trichomonas vaginalis - bacterial vaginitis 
B)  Gardnerella vaginitis - toxic shock syndrome 
C)  Trichomonas vaginalis - itching and white discharge 
D)  Escherichia coli -- glomerulonephritis 
A)  Trichomonas vaginalis - bacterial vaginitis 
B)  Gardnerella vaginitis - toxic shock syndrome 
C)  Trichomonas vaginalis - itching and white discharge 
D)  Escherichia coli -- glomerulonephritis C

Question 2

A patient has a UTI with a low number of bacteria in the patient's urine sample and only one pathogen was detected. What condition(s)could have led to the infection?

Accepted Answer

A)  pyelonephritis 
B)  cystitis 
C)  acute prostatitis 
D)  two of the above 
A)  pyelonephritis 
B)  cystitis 
C)  acute prostatitis 
D)  two of the above D

Question 3

Diagnosis of syphilis is confirmed by

Accepted Answer

A)  immobilization tests 
B)  using moledular probes 
C)  culturing the organism 
D)  PCR 
A)  immobilization tests 
B)  using moledular probes 
C)  culturing the organism 
D)  PCR A

Question 4

In the United States,the most prevalent STD is caused by

Accepted Answer

A)  Chlamydia trachomatis 
B)  Haemophilus ducreyi 
C)  Treponema pallidum 
D)  Neisseria gonorrhoeae 
A)  Chlamydia trachomatis 
B)  Haemophilus ducreyi 
C)  Treponema pallidum 
D)  Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Question 5

Disseminated CMV

Accepted Answer

A)  always involves brain involvement and in adults leads to neural damage 
B)  can occur 1 to 4 months after an organ transplant 
C)  can lead to severe and often lethal pneumonia in bone marrow transplant patients 
D)  two of the above 
A)  always involves brain involvement and in adults leads to neural damage 
B)  can occur 1 to 4 months after an organ transplant 
C)  can lead to severe and often lethal pneumonia in bone marrow transplant patients 
D)  two of the above

Question 6

Glomerulonephritis is caused by cross-reacting antibodies produced in response to the bacterial pathogen

Accepted Answer

A)  Escherichia coli 
B)  Staphylococcus aureus 
C)  Streptococcus mutans 
D)  Streptococcus pyogenes 
A)  Escherichia coli 
B)  Staphylococcus aureus 
C)  Streptococcus mutans 
D)  Streptococcus pyogenes

Question 7

Chancroid is caused by

Accepted Answer

A)  Escherichia coli 
B)  Haemophilus ducreyi 
C)  Treponema pallidum 
D)  Neisseria gonorrhoeae 
A)  Escherichia coli 
B)  Haemophilus ducreyi 
C)  Treponema pallidum 
D)  Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Question 8

Toxic shock syndrome is associated with all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  Staphylococcus aureus 
B)  super-absorbent tampons 
C)  exotoxin C 
D)  elderly men 
A)  Staphylococcus aureus 
B)  super-absorbent tampons 
C)  exotoxin C 
D)  elderly men

Question 9

Dysuria means

Accepted Answer

A)  an increased volume of urine produced 
B)  blood in the urine 
C)  discolored urine 
D)  pain on urination 
A)  an increased volume of urine produced 
B)  blood in the urine 
C)  discolored urine 
D)  pain on urination

Question 10

The correct progression of a typical case of syphilis is

Accepted Answer

A)  incubation → copper colored rash → chancre → latent period → gummas 
B)  chancre → latent period → rash → latent period → neurological damage 
C)  gummas → chancre → rash → neurological damage 
D)  incubation → heart valve damage → latent period → chancre 
A)  incubation → copper colored rash → chancre → latent period → gummas 
B)  chancre → latent period → rash → latent period → neurological damage 
C)  gummas → chancre → rash → neurological damage 
D)  incubation → heart valve damage → latent period → chancre

Question 11

Which of the following statements about STDs is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  gonococcal arthritis is the most common joint infection in people younger than 50 
B)  latency is a hallmark of herpes infections 
C)  approximately 80% of the population carries CMV asymptomatically 
D)  CMV symptoms are more severe in patients with AIDS and other immunodeficiencies 
A)  gonococcal arthritis is the most common joint infection in people younger than 50 
B)  latency is a hallmark of herpes infections 
C)  approximately 80% of the population carries CMV asymptomatically 
D)  CMV symptoms are more severe in patients with AIDS and other immunodeficiencies

Question 12

Which of the following viruses can lead to fever blisters (cold sores)on the mouth and lips?

Accepted Answer

A)  HSV-1 
B)  Herpes simplex virus 
C)  HSV-2 
D)  all of the above 
A)  HSV-1 
B)  Herpes simplex virus 
C)  HSV-2 
D)  all of the above

Question 13

Which is the causative agent in 80% of UTIs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Escherichia coli 
B)  Chlamydia trachomatis 
C)  Staphylococcus 
D)  Pseudomonas aeruginosa 
A)  Escherichia coli 
B)  Chlamydia trachomatis 
C)  Staphylococcus 
D)  Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Question 14

Which of the following groups has the most problem with UTIs?

Accepted Answer

A)  females, infants 
B)  males, infants 
C)  females, over 60 years 
D)  males, adults 
A)  females, infants 
B)  males, infants 
C)  females, over 60 years 
D)  males, adults

Question 15

A person with fever blisters from HSV 1

Accepted Answer

A)  is still susceptible to herpes simplex virus type 2 which causes genital herpes 
B)  will always have herpes virus in the ganglia of their sensory nerves 
C)  cannot shed the virus when asymptomatic 
D)  two of the above 
A)  is still susceptible to herpes simplex virus type 2 which causes genital herpes 
B)  will always have herpes virus in the ganglia of their sensory nerves 
C)  cannot shed the virus when asymptomatic 
D)  two of the above

Question 16

Chancroid is characterized by

Accepted Answer

A)  a rash 
B)  a gumma 
C)  a painless chancre lesion 
D)  a painful chancre lesion 
A)  a rash 
B)  a gumma 
C)  a painless chancre lesion 
D)  a painful chancre lesion

Question 17

Gonorrhea and syphilis share which of the following properties?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both may be diagnosed by direct culture of the pathogen 
B)  Both pathogens are spirochetes 
C)  Both may be passed to a newborn (either during gestation or at birth) 
D)  two of the above 
A)  Both may be diagnosed by direct culture of the pathogen 
B)  Both pathogens are spirochetes 
C)  Both may be passed to a newborn (either during gestation or at birth) 
D)  two of the above

Question 18

Genital herpes can be acquired

Accepted Answer

A)  by kissing gingivostomatitis lesions of the mouth 
B)  during sexual contact with a partner infected with HSV-2 
C)  by oral sex - often with HSV-1 
D)  two of the above 
A)  by kissing gingivostomatitis lesions of the mouth 
B)  during sexual contact with a partner infected with HSV-2 
C)  by oral sex - often with HSV-1 
D)  two of the above

Question 19

Are the organisms that cause vaginitis part of the normal microflora or does their presence always lead to disease? Why would a physician prescribe a douche of live-culture yogurt after a course of antibiotics? Are the organisms that cause toxic shock syndrome (TSS)part of the normal vaginal flora? If toxic shock syndrome is supposed to come from tampons why do men,children and postmenopausal women now account for most cases of TSS?

Accepted Answer

The most common causes of vaginitis ( Ga

Question 20

Herpes infections are most successfully treated with daily doses of

Accepted Answer

A)  penicillin 
B)  interferon 
C)  AZT 
D)  acyclovir 
A)  penicillin 
B)  interferon 
C)  AZT 
D)  acyclovir

Exam 20: Urogenital and Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Which of the following is the correct match of the disease and organism?

A patient has a UTI with a low number of bacteria in the patient's urine sample and only one pathogen was detected. What condition(s)could have led to the infection?

Diagnosis of syphilis is confirmed by

In the United States,the most prevalent STD is caused by

Disseminated CMV

Glomerulonephritis is caused by cross-reacting antibodies produced in response to the bacterial pathogen

Chancroid is caused by

Toxic shock syndrome is associated with all of the following except

Dysuria means

The correct progression of a typical case of syphilis is

Which of the following statements about STDs is false?

Which of the following viruses can lead to fever blisters (cold sores)on the mouth and lips?

Which is the causative agent in 80% of UTIs?

Which of the following groups has the most problem with UTIs?

A person with fever blisters from HSV 1

Chancroid is characterized by

Gonorrhea and syphilis share which of the following properties?

Genital herpes can be acquired

Herpes infections are most successfully treated with daily doses of

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