Exam 31: Assisting in Microbiology and Immunology

Most pathogenic organisms prefer temperatures around 37° C and remain viable for up to 72 hours if held at room temperature or refrigerator temperature.

Sensitivity testing is used to determine

A viral cell invades a host cell and uses its ______________,including carbohydrates,lipids,and proteins,to reproduce.

When stained with Gram's stain,gram-negative cells will stain

When a urine culture is performed,suspicious colonies are subcultured onto an appropriate medium to isolate them in a(n)_____________.

Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the organism that causes tuberculosis and also is an anaerobe.

Bacteria are classified as ___________ microbes,which are single-cell microbes that lack a membrane-bound nucleus.

A urinary tract infection can be diagnosed if an organism isolated from a CCMS specimen is found in pure culture and is present in a quantity greater than ________ per milliliter of urine.

An organism that is unlikely to be transmitted by sexual contact is

Which of the following tests is performed in the serology laboratory?

Which of the following cfu results would indicate a UTI is likely?

Both bacteria and fungi can be

Which of the following CLIA-waived serology tests can be performed by a medical assistant to detect antibodies to a specific pathogen?

Which of the following infections is caused by a fungus?

An anaerobic organism is most likely to be isolated from a(n)

A stool for O&P is used to diagnose both amebic dysentery and giardiasis.

An organism that is flexible as far as its oxygen requirements are concerned is called a(n)

A chlamydia specimen must be transported to the laboratory on ice immediately after collection.

Which of the following is true about gonorrhea?

Bacterial endospores allow a microorganism to survive harsh environments.