ASCP

Question 1

Define ASx bacteruria

Answer 1

> 10^3 without Sx

Question 2

Most specific urine test?

Answer 2

Urine dipstick nitrite

Question 3

List 3 agents of neg. culture UTI

Answer 3

Ureaplasma urealyticum
Chlamydia
Mycoplasma hominis

Question 4

Who is assoc. with hemorrhagic cystitis in BMT pts?

Answer 4

Adenovirus, serotype 11

Question 5

HR groups for Salmonella infxn

Answer 5

Young, old, immunocomp, and dudes with prosthetic devices

Question 6

Which HLA haplotypes is associated with enteropathic arthritis?

Answer 6

HLA-B27

Question 7

Which Vibrio species are associated with contam. sea water?

Answer 7

V. vulnificus and V. parahemolyticus

Question 8

Whichplasmid is associated with pathogenicity in Yersinia enterocolitica?

Answer 8

pYV

Question 9

What test has the highest S/S for E. histolytica?

Answer 9

EIA

Question 10

Hyponatremia is associated with which bug?

Answer 10

Legionella

Question 11

most common way to diagnose Chlamydia pneumoniae pneumonia?

Answer 11

IgG and IgM

Question 12

Which virus causes SARS?

Answer 12

Coronavirus

Question 13

MCC normal valve endocarditis?
MCC abnormal valve endocarditis?
MCC prosthetic valve endocarditis?

Answer 13

1. S. aureus
2. viridans Strep or HACEK
3. S. epi

Question 14

anterior frontotemporal hemorrhagic encephalitis?

Answer 14

Temporal encephalitis is associated with HSV-1.

Question 15

most common cause of winter viral encephalitis?

Answer 15

lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus

Coxsackie, are the main causes of summer/fall epidemics.

Question 16

most common bacterium found in prosthetic joint infections?

Answer 16

Staphylococcus epidermidis

Question 17

most common cause viral myocarditis?

Answer 17

Coxsackie B

Question 18

viruses not commonly detected by culture:

Answer 18

EBV
Rubella
Arboviruses
Rotaviruses
Rhabdoviruses

Question 19

Which species of Leishmania is most commonly associated with mucocutaneous leishmaniasis?

Answer 19

L. brasiliensis