Question 1

Lesions from which bacteria fluoresce coral red when examined under a Wood's lamp?

Accepted Answer

A)  Corynebacterium minutissimum 
B)  Staphylococcus aureus 
C)  Clostridium tetani 
D)  C. difficile 
A)  Corynebacterium minutissimum 
B)  Staphylococcus aureus 
C)  Clostridium tetani 
D)  C. difficile

Question 2

What causes erythema infectiosum?

Accepted Answer

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

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 condition presents as a localized area of mildly painful erythema,warmth,and swelling of the skin with poorly demarcated margins?

Accepted Answer

A)  Impetigo 
B)  Carbuncles 
C)  Furuncles 
D)  Cellulitis 
A)  Impetigo 
B)  Carbuncles 
C)  Furuncles 
D)  Cellulitis

Question 5

Erythematous macules,petechiae,and purpura are all skin lesions of what condition?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hepatitis 
B)  Meningococcemia 
C)  Encephalitis 
D)  Salmonella 
A)  Hepatitis 
B)  Meningococcemia 
C)  Encephalitis 
D)  Salmonella

Question 6

What causes rubeola?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

What is the most infamous type of myonecrosis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tetanus 
B)  Flesh-eating Streptococcus 
C)  Gas gangrene 
D)  Ebola hemorrhage 
A)  Tetanus 
B)  Flesh-eating Streptococcus 
C)  Gas gangrene 
D)  Ebola hemorrhage

Question 8

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 9

What is a form of folliculitis in bearded men?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sycosis barbae 
B)  Furuncle 
C)  Carbuncle 
D)  Impetigo 
A)  Sycosis barbae 
B)  Furuncle 
C)  Carbuncle 
D)  Impetigo

Question 10

What organism causes the Buruli ulcer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Streptococcus agalactiae 
B)  Mycobacterium ulcerans 
C)  Corynebacterium jejuni 
D)  Mycobacterium leprae 
A)  Streptococcus agalactiae 
B)  Mycobacterium ulcerans 
C)  Corynebacterium jejuni 
D)  Mycobacterium leprae

Question 11

What causes scarlet fever?

Accepted Answer

A)  S. aureus 
B)  Endotoxin 
C)  Proteases 
D)  Erythrogenic toxin 
A)  S. aureus 
B)  Endotoxin 
C)  Proteases 
D)  Erythrogenic toxin

Exam 33: Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

Lesions from which bacteria fluoresce coral red when examined under a Wood's lamp?

What causes erythema infectiosum?

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

What condition presents as a localized area of mildly painful erythema,warmth,and swelling of the skin with poorly demarcated margins?

Erythematous macules,petechiae,and purpura are all skin lesions of what condition?

What causes rubeola?

What is the most infamous type of myonecrosis?

What is erysipelas?

What is a form of folliculitis in bearded men?

What organism causes the Buruli ulcer?

What causes scarlet fever?

Bacterial Cell Structure, physiology, Metabolism, and Genetics

Host-Parasite Interaction

Laboratory Role in Infection Control

Control of Microorganisms

Performance Improvement in the Microbiology Laboratory

Specimen Collection and Processing

Microscopic Examination of Infected Materials

Use of Colonial Morphology for the Presumptive Identification of Microorganisms

Biochemical Identification of Gram-Negative Bacteria

Immunodiagnosis of Infectious Diseases

Applications of Molecular Diagnostics

Antibiotic 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

Spirochetes

Chlamydia and Rickettsia

Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis and Other Nontuberculosis Mycobacteria

Medically Significant Fungi

Diagnostic Parasitology

Clinical Virology

Agents of Bioterror

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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