Exam 75: Skin, Soft Tissue, and Wound Infections

A 6-year-old girl is diagnosed with a bullous impetigo infection.Based on this information, the catalase and coagulase results of the infecting organism are expected to be catalase-_____ and coagulase-_____.

The causative agents of lumpy jaw are:

A patient is diagnosed with gas gangrene in the skin as a result of bullous lesions associated with sepsis.The Gram-stain reaction and morphologic features of the most probable pathogen causing this infection is:

An abnormal passage between two organs or leading from an internal organ to the body surface is known as a:

A 36-year-old man enters the emergency department with lesions that are painful, red, swollen, and indurated.He is febrile and exhibiting regional lymphadenopathy (swollen glands).The lesions are marked and well demarcated with a raised border.Which organism is most likely responsible for causing this infection?

The most predominant anaerobe isolated in animal bites is:

MATCHING Match the condition with its definition. -Progressive bacterial synergistic gangrene

MATCHING Match the condition with its definition. -Myositis

MATCHING Match the condition with its definition. -Necrotizing fasciitis

If a Wood's lamp examination of skin lesions reveals a golden-yellow fluorescence, then what superficial mycoses are expected?

MATCHING Match the condition with its definition. -Meleney ulcer

An abscess that begins as a red nodule in a hair follicle that ultimately becomes painful and full of pus is a:

Folliculitis, furuncles, and carbuncles are localized abscesses either in or around hair follicles.Which organism is the most common etiologic agent for all three infections?