Home
Flashcards
Preview
Test 2 Micro: Review & Lab Review
Home
Get App
Take Quiz
Create
H. influzae most often causes:
Otitis media
HIB:
a. Stands for H. influenzae non-typable
b. is a H influenzae vaccine
c. is one of seven H. influenzae serotypes
Answer: B. Is a H influenzae vaccine (only protected against serotype B)
Chancroid:
a. Is a STD
b. Occurs only in males
c. Occurs only in tropical climates
Answer: a. Is a STD
Pertussis:
a. has not occurred in MS in the past 20 years
b. is always fatal
c. is a vaccine preventable disease
Answer: c. Is a vaccine preventable disease
What percentage of pharyngitis is caused by bacteria?
30% (primarily GAS)
(Viral infections cause about 60% of pharyngitis)
Viridans streptococci refers to
alpha hemolysis
Leading cause of CA-pneumonia?
Streptococcus pneumoniae
To cause disease, the pneumococcus must?
Colonize the nasopharynx
Enterococcal disease
Would more likely occur during extended hospital care
Mycolic acid found in the cell wall of some bacteria
can vary in carbon chain length
Catalytically active region of DTx is found on
A subunit
Asymptomatic colonization of a person fully immune to DTx occurs because?
Antibodies are directed against the exotoxin
Secondary cuaneous infections with Nocardia
results from spread of primary infection
Most common disease manifestation of anthrax is?
Cutaneous
The protectiveness against anthrax of a patient who has received the antrhax vaccine can be determined by his IgG titers specific for?
Protective Antigen (PA)
You have a patient with miningitis caused by Listeria. Out of hte following, which should be your first choice of tx?
Ampicillin
Treat bacillus anthracis with Ciprofloxacin
Identify the species of Neisseria.
GMS
GMS
123
Author
BrookeNH10
ID
180315
Card Set
Test 2 Micro: Review & Lab Review
Description
Review, Lab Overview
Updated
10/28/2012, 3:25:31 PM
Show Answers
Home
Flashcards
Preview