Chapter 23 Flashcards
The normal habitat of Clostridium tetani is
A. humans.
B. animals.
C. plants.
D. soil and dust.
D. soil and dust.
The researcher who did much of the early work on Clostridium tetani was
A. von Behring.
B. Koch.
C. Pasteur.
D. Kitasato.
D. Kitasato.
Wound healing can be slowed by the presence of
A. normal flora.
B. antiseptic ointments.
C. sweat.
D. foreign matter.
D. foreign matter.
Wound infections may result in
A. delayed healing.
B. abscess formation.
C. extension of bacteria or their products into surrounding tissues or bloodstream.
D. aerobic conditions.
E. delayed healing, abscess formation AND extension of bacteria or their products into surrounding tissues or bloodstream.
E. delayed healing, abscess formation AND extension of bacteria or their products into surrounding tissues or bloodstream.
A wound created by the drag of a knife across skin can be classified as
A. puncture.
B. incised.
C. lacerated.
D. contused.
B. incised.
The nodular, red, translucent surface material of a healing wound is called
A. soluble skin.
B. irritated scab.
C. granulation tissue.
D. abscess.
C. granulation tissue.
A localized collection of pus in a wound is termed a(n)
A. leukocyte.
B. dead tissue.
C. granulation mound.
D. abscess.
D. abscess.
Factor(s) not found in abscesses is/are
A. pus.
B. dead leukocytes.
C. tissue remnants.
D. blood vessels.
D. blood vessels.
Microorganisms in abscesses often are not killed by antimicrobial agents because
A. the microorganisms stop dividing.
B. of the chemical nature of the pus.
C. of the lack of blood vessels.
D. of the high level of oxygenation.
E. the microorganisms stop dividing, of the chemical nature of the pus AND of the lack of blood vessels.
E. the microorganisms stop dividing, of the chemical nature of the pus AND of the lack of blood vessels.
An important feature of many wounds that may lead to more serious problems is that they are
A. well aerated.
B. well fed.
C. sterile.
D. relatively anaerobic.
D. relatively anaerobic.
The most frequent genus causing wound infections in healthy people is
A. Pseudomonas.
B. Staphylococcus.
C. Pasteurella.
D. Rochalimea.
B. Staphylococcus.
Which of the following are involved in coating Staphylococcus with host proteins?
A. clumping factor
B. coagulase
C. protein A
D. leukocidin
E. clumping factor, coagulase AND protein A
E. clumping factor, coagulase AND protein A
Formation of biofilms attached to fibronectin and fibrinogen coating plastic devices like catheters and heart valves is a virulence mechanism of
A. Staphylococcus
B. Streptococcus
C. Clostridium
D. Pseudomonas
A. Staphylococcus
What percent of Staphylococcus aureus infections are due to the patient’s own flora?
A. 10-20%
B. 30-100%
C. 40-50%
D. 0%
B. 30-100%
Which of the following has been associated with the flesh-eating organism?
A. H. lechter
B. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
C. Staphylococcus aureus
D. Streptococcus pyogenes
D. Streptococcus pyogenes
S. pyogenes associated with invasive disease characteristically have
A. leukocidins.
B. coagulase.
C. exotoxin A.
D. exotoxin B.
E. exotoxin A AND exotoxin B.
E. exotoxin A AND exotoxin B.
Which of the following produces a greenish pigment that may appear in infected wounds?
A. E. coli
B. S. aureus
C. S. pyogenes
D. P. aeruginosa
D. P. aeruginosa
Which of the following virulence factors has been associated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa?
A. endotoxin A
B. exoenzyme S
C. pyogenic exotoxin
D. endoenzyme T
B. exoenzyme S
The Gram-negative opportunistic rod that can grow in a wide variety of environments, including disinfectants and soaps, is
A. E. coli.
B. S. aureus.
C. S. pyogenes.
D. P. aeruginosa.
D. P. aeruginosa.
A striking feature of Clostridium tetani that differentiates it from other pathogenic species of Clostridium is its ability to
A. produce a greenish pigment.
B. form spores.
C. form terminally located, spherical spores.
D. grow aerobically.
C. form terminally located, spherical spores.
The popular name for tetanus is
A. hydrophobia.
B. lockjaw.
C. whooping cough.
D. consumption.
B. lockjaw.
The exotoxin produced by C. tetani is
A. tetanoxin.
B. exotetanus.
C. tetanospasmin.
D. endospasmin.
C. tetanospasmin.
The disease that involves the muscles and often manifests itself first with spasms of the jaw muscles is
A. polio.
B. rabies.
C. tetanus.
D. gastritis.
C. tetanus.
Tetanus prevents the release of neurotransmitters from
A. muscle cells.
B. excitatory neurons.
C. inhibitory neurons.
D. tetano cells.
C. inhibitory neurons.