Question 1

Antimicrobial therapy for H.pylori infection consists of

Accepted Answer

A) metronidazole. 
B) bismuth. 
C) tetracycline. 
D) All of the above. 
A) metronidazole. 
B) bismuth. 
C) tetracycline. 
D) All of the above. D

Question 2

Parenteral therapy can be defined as that which

Accepted Answer

A) must be approved and given by a parent under close supervision. 
B) is not taken through the alimentary canal. 
C) is taken orally. 
D) is taken in the form of suppositories. 
A) must be approved and given by a parent under close supervision. 
B) is not taken through the alimentary canal. 
C) is taken orally. 
D) is taken in the form of suppositories. B

Question 3

Virulence determinants of Helicobacter pylori include

Accepted Answer

A) motility. 
B) urease enzyme. 
C) adhesions. 
D) All of the above are correct. 
A) motility. 
B) urease enzyme. 
C) adhesions. 
D) All of the above are correct. D

Question 4

The majority of human infections with Campylobacter species are caused by

Accepted Answer

A) direct contact with carriers of the bacterium. 
B) contamination of food, milk, or water with animal feces. 
C) multiplication of the organism in food products. 
D) direct contact with persons infected with the bacterium. 
A) direct contact with carriers of the bacterium. 
B) contamination of food, milk, or water with animal feces. 
C) multiplication of the organism in food products. 
D) direct contact with persons infected with the bacterium.

Question 5

Making sure that all foods derived from animal sources are thoroughly cooked, all milk is pasteurized, and all drinking water is chlorinated are ways to avoid becoming infected with

Accepted Answer

A) Helicobacter. 
B) Arcobacter. 
C) Enterobacter. 
D) Campylobacter. 
A) Helicobacter. 
B) Arcobacter. 
C) Enterobacter. 
D) Campylobacter.

Question 6

Campylobacter spp.can sometimes be detected by direct Gram stain examination of fecal sample, which would reveal many

Accepted Answer

A) large, faintly staining gram-negative bacilli. 
B) small, curved or seagull-winged gram-negative bacilli. 
C) small gram-negative coccobacilli. 
D) plump, faintly staining gram negative bacilli. 
A) large, faintly staining gram-negative bacilli. 
B) small, curved or seagull-winged gram-negative bacilli. 
C) small gram-negative coccobacilli. 
D) plump, faintly staining gram negative bacilli.

Question 7

Organisms belonging to the genus Campylobacter are

Accepted Answer

A) gram-positive diplococci. 
B) gram-positive diphtheroid bacilli. 
C) gram-negative curved bacilli. 
D) gram-negative straight-sided bacilli. 
A) gram-positive diplococci. 
B) gram-positive diphtheroid bacilli. 
C) gram-negative curved bacilli. 
D) gram-negative straight-sided bacilli.

Question 8

Curved, microaerophilic, gram-negative rods, with most species having strong urease activity and the majority of which colonize mammalian stomachs or intestines describes which group of bacteria?

Accepted Answer

A) Campylobacter 
B) Helicobacter 
C) Arcobacter 
D) Enterobacte 
A) Campylobacter 
B) Helicobacter 
C) Arcobacter 
D) Enterobacte

Exam 33: Campylobacter, Arcobacter, and Helicobacter

Antimicrobial therapy for H.pylori infection consists of

Parenteral therapy can be defined as that which

Virulence determinants of Helicobacter pylori include

The majority of human infections with Campylobacter species are caused by

Making sure that all foods derived from animal sources are thoroughly cooked, all milk is pasteurized, and all drinking water is chlorinated are ways to avoid becoming infected with

Campylobacter spp.can sometimes be detected by direct Gram stain examination of fecal sample, which would reveal many

Organisms belonging to the genus Campylobacter are

Curved, microaerophilic, gram-negative rods, with most species having strong urease activity and the majority of which colonize mammalian stomachs or intestines describes which group of bacteria?

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