Question 1

The Enterobacteriaceae do not produce oxidase compared to the pseudomonads that do produce oxidase.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following are true about plague?

Accepted Answer

A) There is a septicemic form called the Black Death. 
B) There is a bubonic form, during which buboes develop. 
C) There is a pneumonic form, in which the sputum is highly contagious. 
D) The disease can be controlled by controlling the rodent population. 
E) All of these choices are correct. 
A) There is a septicemic form called the Black Death. 
B) There is a bubonic form, during which buboes develop. 
C) There is a pneumonic form, in which the sputum is highly contagious. 
D) The disease can be controlled by controlling the rodent population. 
E) All of these choices are correct.

Question 3

Escherichia coli infections

Accepted Answer

A) are often transmitted by fecal contaminated water and food. 
B) include urinary tract infections from normal flora strains. 
C) involve enterotoxin in traveler's diarrhea. 
D) can cause an inflammatory disease similar to Shigella dysentery. 
E) All of these choices are correct. 
A) are often transmitted by fecal contaminated water and food. 
B) include urinary tract infections from normal flora strains. 
C) involve enterotoxin in traveler's diarrhea. 
D) can cause an inflammatory disease similar to Shigella dysentery. 
E) All of these choices are correct.

Question 4

Discuss the patients at greatest risk for Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections and describe the type of infections that they acquire.

Accepted Answer

Patients at greatest risk for Pseudomona

Question 5

The IMViC series of biochemical tests are used to identify the Enterobacteriaceae.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Salmonella typhi

Accepted Answer

A) multiplies within phagocytes. 
B) is not a coliform. 
C) can be treated with antimicrobics. 
D) causes invasive infection of the small intestine. 
E) All of these choices are correct. 
A) multiplies within phagocytes. 
B) is not a coliform. 
C) can be treated with antimicrobics. 
D) causes invasive infection of the small intestine. 
E) All of these choices are correct.

Question 7

Salmonelloses are

Accepted Answer

A) not caused by Salmonella typhi. 
B) associated with undercooked poultry and eggs, and reptile and rodent feces. 
C) gastroenteritis with vomiting and diarrhea. 
D) enteric fevers that often include septicemia. 
E) All of these choices are correct. 
A) not caused by Salmonella typhi. 
B) associated with undercooked poultry and eggs, and reptile and rodent feces. 
C) gastroenteritis with vomiting and diarrhea. 
D) enteric fevers that often include septicemia. 
E) All of these choices are correct.

Question 8

Legionellosis is a zoonosis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The virulence factor associated with the events of gram-negative sepsis and septic shock is _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The virulence factor associated with the events...

Question 10

The gram-negative bacillus associated with abscesses from dog and cat bites or scratches is

Accepted Answer

A) Salmonella typhimurium. 
B) Yersinia enterocolitica. 
C) Pasteurella multocida. 
D) Brucella suis. 
E) Francisella tularensis. 
A) Salmonella typhimurium. 
B) Yersinia enterocolitica. 
C) Pasteurella multocida. 
D) Brucella suis. 
E) Francisella tularensis.

Question 11

Which disease involves transmission by aerosolized water from whirlpool spas, air conditioners, cooling towers, and supermarket vegetable misters?

Accepted Answer

A) legionellosis 
B) pertussis 
C) brucellosis 
D) plague 
E) traveler's diarrhea 
A) legionellosis 
B) pertussis 
C) brucellosis 
D) plague 
E) traveler's diarrhea

Question 12

The two true pathogenic enteric genera of the Enterobacteriaceae are _____ and _____.

Accepted Answer

Shigella;

Question 13

Occasionally when doing serologic testing to identify strains of Salmonella isolates, the test for different O antigens is negative.What is the most likely explanation?

Accepted Answer

A) The H antigens are masking the O antigens. 
B) The K antigens are masking the O antigens. 
C) The K antigens are maskng the H antigens. 
D) There is no O antigen present. 
A) The H antigens are masking the O antigens. 
B) The K antigens are masking the O antigens. 
C) The K antigens are maskng the H antigens. 
D) There is no O antigen present.

Question 14

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is

Accepted Answer

A) found in soil and water. 
B) an opportunist that produces many diverse enzymes. 
C) highly chemical resistant. 
D) motile. 
E) All of these choices are correct. 
A) found in soil and water. 
B) an opportunist that produces many diverse enzymes. 
C) highly chemical resistant. 
D) motile. 
E) All of these choices are correct.

Question 15

Inflammation of the lining of the stomach and intestines is called _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Inflammation of the lining of the stomach...

Question 16

Salmonella are

Accepted Answer

A) coliforms. 
B) motile. 
C) gram-positive rods. 
D) lactose fermenters. 
E) All of these choices are correct. 
A) coliforms. 
B) motile. 
C) gram-positive rods. 
D) lactose fermenters. 
E) All of these choices are correct.

Question 17

The vaccine for immunity to Haemophilus influenzae serotype b is

Accepted Answer

A) DtaP. 
B) Pneumovax. 
C) MMR. 
D) Hib. 
A) DtaP. 
B) Pneumovax. 
C) MMR. 
D) Hib.

Question 18

E.coli 0157:H7 characteristics include all the following, except

Accepted Answer

A) it only causes occupational illness in people who work with animals. 
B) it is transmitted by ingestion of contaminated, undercooked food, especially hamburger. 
C) it causes a bloody diarrhea. 
D) its reservoir is cattle intestines. 
E) some cases go on to hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) with possible kidney failure. 
A) it only causes occupational illness in people who work with animals. 
B) it is transmitted by ingestion of contaminated, undercooked food, especially hamburger. 
C) it causes a bloody diarrhea. 
D) its reservoir is cattle intestines. 
E) some cases go on to hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) with possible kidney failure.

Question 19

Which of the following is normal oral and nasopharyngeal flora but is involved in infective endocarditis in adults who have underlying congenital or rheumatic heart disease?

Accepted Answer

A) Haemophilus influenzae 
B) Haemophilus aphrophilus 
C) Haemophilus aegyptius 
D) Haemophilus ducreyi 
E) All of these choices are correct. 
A) Haemophilus influenzae 
B) Haemophilus aphrophilus 
C) Haemophilus aegyptius 
D) Haemophilus ducreyi 
E) All of these choices are correct.

Question 20

Brucellosis is

Accepted Answer

A) a zoonosis. 
B) seen in the patient as a fluctuating fever, with headache, muscle pain, and weakness. 
C) associated with pathogen in the blood. 
D) an occupational illness of people that work with animals. 
E) All of these choices are correct. 
A) a zoonosis. 
B) seen in the patient as a fluctuating fever, with headache, muscle pain, and weakness. 
C) associated with pathogen in the blood. 
D) an occupational illness of people that work with animals. 
E) All of these choices are correct.

Exam 20: The Gram-Negative Bacilli of Medical Importance

The Enterobacteriaceae do not produce oxidase compared to the pseudomonads that do produce oxidase.

Which of the following are true about plague?

Escherichia coli infections

Discuss the patients at greatest risk for Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections and describe the type of infections that they acquire.

The IMViC series of biochemical tests are used to identify the Enterobacteriaceae.

Salmonella typhi

Salmonelloses are

Legionellosis is a zoonosis.

The virulence factor associated with the events of gram-negative sepsis and septic shock is _____.

The gram-negative bacillus associated with abscesses from dog and cat bites or scratches is

Which disease involves transmission by aerosolized water from whirlpool spas, air conditioners, cooling towers, and supermarket vegetable misters?

The two true pathogenic enteric genera of the Enterobacteriaceae are _____ and _____.

Occasionally when doing serologic testing to identify strains of Salmonella isolates, the test for different O antigens is negative.What is the most likely explanation?

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is

Inflammation of the lining of the stomach and intestines is called _____.

Salmonella are

The vaccine for immunity to Haemophilus influenzae serotype b is

E.coli 0157:H7 characteristics include all the following, except

Which of the following is normal oral and nasopharyngeal flora but is involved in infective endocarditis in adults who have underlying congenital or rheumatic heart disease?

Brucellosis is

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