Question 1

What is the drug of choice for treating a Legionella infection?

Accepted Answer

A) Aminoglycosides 
B) Penicillin 
C) Vancomycin 
D) Azithromycin 
A) Aminoglycosides 
B) Penicillin 
C) Vancomycin 
D) Azithromycin

Question 2

What medium is used to isolate Legionella?

Accepted Answer

A) MacConkey 
B) BCYE 
C) Chocolate 
D) Bordet-Gengou 
A) MacConkey 
B) BCYE 
C) Chocolate 
D) Bordet-Gengou

Question 3

What is the name of the organism that causes tularemia, which can be contracted from rabbits?

Accepted Answer

A) Brucella tularensis 
B) B.hareis 
C) Francisella tularensis 
D) F.philomiragia 
A) Brucella tularensis 
B) B.hareis 
C) Francisella tularensis 
D) F.philomiragia

Question 4

What is the drug of choice for treating a life-threatening illness caused by H.influenzae?

Accepted Answer

A) Penicillin 
B) Macrolides 
C) Aminoglycosides 
D) Ceftriaxone 
A) Penicillin 
B) Macrolides 
C) Aminoglycosides 
D) Ceftriaxone

Question 5

All of the following are characteristics of Haemophilus spp.except:

Accepted Answer

A) gram-positive cocci. 
B) small coccobacilli. 
C) oxidase positive. 
D) catalase positive. 
A) gram-positive cocci. 
B) small coccobacilli. 
C) oxidase positive. 
D) catalase positive.

Question 6

All of the following are normal inhabitants of the human oral cavity except Capnocytophaga:

Accepted Answer

A) fusofurium. 
B) gingivalis. 
C) ochracea. 
D) haemolyticus. 
A) fusofurium. 
B) gingivalis. 
C) ochracea. 
D) haemolyticus.

Question 7

What is the name of the disease that is characterized by rapid onset, acute inflammation, and intense edema that may cause complete airway obstruction in 2- to 4-year-olds?

Accepted Answer

A) Cellulitis 
B) Epiglottitis 
C) Meningitis 
D) Conjunctivitis 
A) Cellulitis 
B) Epiglottitis 
C) Meningitis 
D) Conjunctivitis

Question 8

The HACEK group includes all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) Haemophilus spp. 
B) Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans. 
C) Cardiobacterium hominis. 
D) Clostridium difficile. 
A) Haemophilus spp. 
B) Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans. 
C) Cardiobacterium hominis. 
D) Clostridium difficile.

Question 9

What organism produces a community-acquired pneumonia, with symptoms different than a Streptococcus pneumonia infection, leading to the designation of atypical pneumonia?

Accepted Answer

A) Legionella pneumophila 
B) Mycoplasma 
C) Chlamydophila asteroides 
D) C.trachomatis 
A) Legionella pneumophila 
B) Mycoplasma 
C) Chlamydophila asteroides 
D) C.trachomatis

Exam 18: Haemophilus and Other Fastidious Gram-Negative Bacilli

What is the drug of choice for treating a Legionella infection?

What medium is used to isolate Legionella?

What is the name of the organism that causes tularemia, which can be contracted from rabbits?

What is the drug of choice for treating a life-threatening illness caused by H.influenzae?

All of the following are characteristics of Haemophilus spp.except:

All of the following are normal inhabitants of the human oral cavity except Capnocytophaga:

What is the name of the disease that is characterized by rapid onset, acute inflammation, and intense edema that may cause complete airway obstruction in 2- to 4-year-olds?

The HACEK group includes all of the following except:

What organism produces a community-acquired pneumonia, with symptoms different than a Streptococcus pneumonia infection, leading to the designation of atypical pneumonia?

Bacterial Cell Structure, Physiology, Metabolism, and Genetics

Host-Parasite Interaction

The Laboratory Role in Infection Control

Control of Microorganisms

Performance Improvement in the Microbiology Laboratory

Specimen Collection and Processing

Microscopic Examination of Materials From Infected Sites

Use of Colony Morphology for the Presumptive Identification of Microorganisms

Biochemical Identification of Gram-Negative Bacteria

Immunodiagnosis of Infectious Diseases

Applications of Molecular Diagnostics

Antimicrobial Agent Mechanisms of Action and Resistance

Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing

Staphylococci

Streptococcus, Enterococcus, and Other Catalase-Negative, Gram-Positive Cocci

Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli

Neisseria Species and Moraxella Catarrhalis

Enterobacteriaceae

Vibrio, Aeromonas, Plesiomonas, and Campylobacter Species

Nonfermenting and Miscellaneous Gram-Negative Bacilli

Anaerobes of Clinical Importance

The Spirochetes

Chlamydia, Rickettsia and Similar Organisms

Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria

Medically Significant Fungi

Diagnostic Parasitology

Clinical Virology

Agents of Bioterror and Forensic Microbiology

Biofilms: Architects of Disease

Upper and Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

Gastrointestinal Infections and Food Poisoning

Infections of the Central Nervous System

Bacteremia and Sepsis

Urinary Tract Infections

Genital Infections and Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Infections in Special Populations

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