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Question 1

The most common species frequently isolated from immunocompromised patients are

Answer 1

Candida species,
Aspergillus species,
Mucor species

Question 2

Artificial heart valves can be colonized by a variety of infectious agents, including

Answer 2

Candida species

Question 3

Immunocompromised patients are at risk for

Answer 3

Systemic Invasive Aspergillosis
Candidiasis
Cryptococcal meningitis
Rhinocerebral/Horacic mucormycosis

Question 4

Acquired through inhalation of spores

Answer 4

Aspergillosis

Question 5

Common laboratory contaminant

Answer 5

Aspergillosis

Question 6

Clinical forms:

The fungus grows in the bronchial tree

Answer 6

Aspergillosis

Question 7

Most common form of pulmonary aspergillosis

Answer 7

Fungus ball

Question 8

Fungus taken residence in an old lung cavity which are usually the result of old TB lesions

Answer 8

Fungus ball of Aspergillosis

Question 9

Most often seen in clinical laboratory

Answer 9

Aspergillus fumigatus

Question 10

Causes oncomycosis

Answer 10

Aspergillus oncomycosis

Question 11

Major cause of otomycosis

Answer 11

Aspergillus niger

Question 12

Most common cause of fungal sinusitis

Answer 12

Bipolaris spp.
Curvularia spp
Exserohilum spp
Alternaria spp

Question 13

Most common fungi of allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis (ABPM)

Answer 13

Bipolaris spp
Curvularia spp

Question 14

Clinical formation of candidiasis:

a disease of the oral mucous membrane
hallmark: formulation of white creamy patches (pure cultures of fungus)

Answer 14

Thrush

Question 15

Clinical formation of candidiasis:

stimulates ringworm infection

Answer 15

Nail infection (Paronychia)

Question 16

Clinical formation of candidiasis:

Common among diabetics, pregnant women and those on birth control pills

Answer 16

Mycotic Volvuvaginitis

Question 17

A systemic disease caused by a number of closely isolated fungi belonging to class phycomycetes

Answer 17

Zygomysis/Phycomysis/Mucormysis

Question 18

3 genera of mucormysis

Answer 18

Rhizopus
Mucor
Absidia

Question 19

Zygomysis/Phycomysis/Mucormysis:

no rhizoids or stolons

Answer 19

Mucor spp

Question 20

Zygomysis/Phycomysis/Mucormysis

unbranched sporangiophores with rhizoids where stolon arises

Answer 20

Rhizopus spp

Question 21

Zygomysis/Phycomysis/Mucormysis

Rhizoids originated between sporangiophores

Answer 21

Absidia spp

Question 22

Acute/chronic pulmonary or meningeal mycosis

Answer 22

Cryptococcosis

Question 23

Transmitted through inhalation of spores from bird droppings (excreta of pigeons)

Answer 23

Cryptococcosis

Question 24

Etiologic agent of cryptococci’s

Answer 24

Cryptococcus neoformans
Filobasidiella neoformans

Question 25

Single unbranched tube-like phialides, “conidia in clusters” at the tip of phialides

Answer 25

Acremonium spp

Question 26

“Brush-like conidiophores”

Answer 26

B. Pencillium

Question 27

“Sickle or Boat - shaped macroconidia”

Answer 27

C. fusarium spp

Question 28

Conidiophore “Penicillium-like” structure

Answer 28

Scopulariosis

Question 29

Chains of large brown conidia resembling “drumstick”

Answer 29

Alternaria spp

Question 30

Single celled conidia resembling “shield cells”

Answer 30

Cladosporium spp

Question 31

Large multiseptate elongated conidia “zigzag” appearance

Answer 31

Dreschlera (Helminthosporium)