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Many thanks to those who responded to the Med Micro questions. Here are the answers:
1. D
2. A
3. D
4. A
5. C
6. C
7. B
8. B
9. False
Med Bact Lect 9: True or False: The PPD skin test is a sensitive test for the diagnosis of active tuberculosis disease.
8%A. True
92%B. False
13 votes • Final resultsMed Bact Lect 8: Which of the following is NOT acquired by tick bites?
9%A.Ehrlichia chaffeensis
48%B.Bartonella henselae
4%C.Rickettsia rickettsii
39%D.Francisella tularensis
23 votes • Final resultsMed Bact Lect 7: A 54-year-old patient who repairs HVAC systems presents with a fever, cough, and gastrointestinal complaints. He is diagnosed with Legionairre’s Disease. The causative bacterium uses which of the following to block phagosome fusion with lysosomes?
23%A. VacA
62%B. Type IV secretion
15%C. Coiling phagocytosis
0%D. Exotoxin A
13 votes • Final resultsMed Bact Lect 6: An 8-year-old patient presents with fever and diarrhea following exposure to a pet turtle. Which of the following is the most likely cause of this illness?
7%A. ETEC
3%B. EPEC
86%C. Salmonella enterica
3%D. Camplyobacter jejuni
29 votes • Final resultsMed Bact Lect 5: A 68-year-old patient presents with a fever and has blood cultures that grow catalase-negative gram-positive cocci that tolerate high concentrations of bile salts. Which bacterium is causing this infection?
0%A. Staphylococcus aureus
93%B. Enterococcus faecium
0%C. Streptoc. pyogenes
7%D. Streptococ. pneumoniae
14 votes • Final resultsMed Bact Lect 4: A 28-year-old patient presents with fever and has blood cultures that grow catalase-positive, coagulase-positive gram-positive cocci. Which bacterium is most likely causing this infection?
87%A. Staphylococcus aureus
7%B. Staphyl. epidermidis
7%C. Streptococcus pyogenes
0%D. Streptoc. agalactiae
15 votes • Final resultsMed Bact Lect 3: Streptococcus pyogenes grows poorly in room air and under anaerobic conditions. It does, however, grow well in the presence of low concentrations of oxygen (less than is found in room air). Which of the following best describes S. pyogenes?
0%A. Strict aerobe
0%B. Strict anaerobe
18%C. Facultative anaerobe
82%D. Microaerophilic
17 votes • Final resultsMed Bact Lect 2: Which of the following plays a role in uncoupling the newly replicated bacterial chromosomes?
94%A. Gyrase
6%B. PBP
0%C. DNA polymerase
0%D. RNA polymerase
17 votes • Final resultsMed Bact Lect 1: Which of the following does NOT target peptidoglycan?
6%A. Vancomycin
0%B. Penicillin
6%C. Lysozyme
89%D. Rifampin
18 votes • Final resultsTime once again to teach the first-year medical students about medically important bacteria. The following are some questions for them. Test your knowledge!
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