Question 1

What causes rubella?

Accepted Answer

A) Calicivirus 
B) Herpesvirus 
C) Paramyxovirus 
D) Togaviridae 
A) Calicivirus 
B) Herpesvirus 
C) Paramyxovirus 
D) Togaviridae

Question 2

What is the most sensitive method of diagnosing cutaneous infections?

Accepted Answer

A) Culture 
B) Enzyme immunoassay (EI
A)  
C) Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) 
D) DNA probe 
A) Culture 
B) Enzyme immunoassay (EI
A)  
C) Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) 
D) DNA probe

Question 3

What organism is known to cause severe necrotic cellulitis and primary sepsis?

Accepted Answer

A) Vibrio vulnificus 
B) V.parahaemolyticus 
C) Campylobacter spp. 
D) Staphylococcus aureus 
A) Vibrio vulnificus 
B) V.parahaemolyticus 
C) Campylobacter spp. 
D) Staphylococcus aureus

Question 4

What causes erythema infectiosum?

Accepted Answer

A) Parvovirus 
B) Herpesvirus 
C) Paramyxovirus 
D) Togaviridae 
A) Parvovirus 
B) Herpesvirus 
C) Paramyxovirus 
D) Togaviridae

Question 5

What happens in the late stages of toxic shock syndrome as a result of the production of TSST-1?

Accepted Answer

A) Bruising 
B) Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DI
C)  
C) Desquamation 
D) Bacteremia 
A) Bruising 
B) Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DI
C)  
C) Desquamation 
D) Bacteremia

Question 6

What is erysipelas?

Accepted Answer

A) Inflammation of hair follicle 
B) A deep form of cellulitis 
C) A synonym for furuncle 
D) A synonym for carbuncle 
A) Inflammation of hair follicle 
B) A deep form of cellulitis 
C) A synonym for furuncle 
D) A synonym for carbuncle

Question 7

What is ringworm?

Accepted Answer

A) A parasitic skin infection 
B) A bacterial skin infection 
C) A fungal skin infection 
D) A viral skin infection 
A) A parasitic skin infection 
B) A bacterial skin infection 
C) A fungal skin infection 
D) A viral skin infection

Question 8

A presentation of cutaneous HSV is herpetic whitlow, or primary herpetic lesions of the finger (Figure 33-22).This can be caused by either HSV-1 or HSV-2.Usually a single digit is involved, with the appearance of one or more deep vesicles that may coalesce.
-What causes rubeola?

Accepted Answer

A) Calicivirus 
B) Herpesvirus 
C) Paramyxovirus 
D) Torovirus 
A) Calicivirus 
B) Herpesvirus 
C) Paramyxovirus 
D) Torovirus

Question 9

Which of these is an abscess that extends more deeply into the subcutaneous fat and may have multiple draining sites?

Accepted Answer

A) Furuncle 
B) Carbuncle 
C) Folliculitis 
D) Impetigo 
A) Furuncle 
B) Carbuncle 
C) Folliculitis 
D) Impetigo

Question 10

A group of swim team members breaks out in a rash (folliculitis) the day after swimming at the pool.What organism is probably responsible for this outbreak?

Accepted Answer

A) Staphylococcus aureus 
B) Enterococcus 
C) Escherichia coli 
D) Pseudomonas aeruginosa 
A) Staphylococcus aureus 
B) Enterococcus 
C) Escherichia coli 
D) Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Exam 33: Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

What causes rubella?

What is the most sensitive method of diagnosing cutaneous infections?

What organism is known to cause severe necrotic cellulitis and primary sepsis?

What causes erythema infectiosum?

What happens in the late stages of toxic shock syndrome as a result of the production of TSST-1?

What is erysipelas?

What is ringworm?

A presentation of cutaneous HSV is herpetic whitlow, or primary herpetic lesions of the finger (Figure 33-22).This can be caused by either HSV-1 or HSV-2.Usually a single digit is involved, with the appearance of one or more deep vesicles that may coalesce. -What causes rubeola?

Which of these is an abscess that extends more deeply into the subcutaneous fat and may have multiple draining sites?

A group of swim team members breaks out in a rash (folliculitis) the day after swimming at the pool.What organism is probably responsible for this outbreak?

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

Haemophilus and Other Fastidious Gram-Negative Bacilli

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

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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