End of Block Test Flashcards
The target of macrolide, tetracycline and aminoglycoside antibiotics.
Ribosomes
The gene responsible for methicillin resistance in staphylococcus aureus.
mecA
The target of fluoroquinolone antibiotics.
Target bacterial enzymes specifically Dna Gyrase
What are toll like receptor-4?
A substance produced by T-helper lymphocytes during viral infection
Phagocytose bacteria
Macrophages
The immune cell associated with tissue injury in sepsis
Neutrophil
What virus intergrates into the genome of hepatocytes?
Hepatitis B
What is Clostridium difficile?
An enteric bacterium that is the commonest cause of hospital-acquired diarrhoea.
A gram positive, cluster-forming coagulase negative bacterium commonly found on the skin.
Staphylococcus epidermidis
What does the basic reproductive number do?
Measuring the infectiousness of an infectious disease.
What test rapidly determines if pneumonia is caused by legionella?
Urinary antigen testing.
How do you test for infection with HIV
ELISA
