Enterococcus+ S.pneumonia

Question 1

What does enterococcus faecalis cause?
A) pneumonia
B) endocarditis
C) cellulitis

Answer 1

B) endocarditis

Question 2

what is a characteristic of Enterobacteriae?

Answer 2

Ferment wide range of carbohydrates

Question 3

How can you differentiate between enterococcus & S. pneumonia?

Answer 3

Hemolysis test

Question 4

A patient is suffering from UTI after insertion of a urinary catheter. Microscopy revealed a gram positive cocci arranged in small chains & non-hemolytic. what is the causative bacteria?

Answer 4

Enterococcus faecalis

Question 5

A 7-year-old child is suffering from labor pneumonia. Lab results showed a gram positive diplococcus. What is the likely pathogen? *Final 2009

Answer 5

Streptococcus pneumonia

Question 6

A patient is suffering from infective endocarditis. Lab results showed gram positive non-hemolytic pathogen arranged in short chains. What is the likely pathogen?

Answer 6

Enterococcus fecalis

Question 7

What is a characteristic of Streptococcus pneumoniae?
A) Optochin sensitive
B) Uncapsulated
C) Normal nasophayngeal flora
D) Bile insoluble

Answer 7

A) Optochin sensitive

Question 8

What is the main virulence factor of Streptococcus pneumonia?
A) toxin
B) Capsule

Answer 8

B) Capsule

Question 9

What is the function of the polysaccharide capsule of streptococcus pneumoniae? (11’ final)

Answer 9

Anti-phagocytic

Question 10

What is a characteristic of Streptococcus pneumoniae?

Answer 10

Optochin sensitive

Question 11

What is the main virulence factor of Streptococcus pneumonia?

Answer 11

Capsule

Question 12

A 3-year old child got meningitis because of gram positive diplococci; which of the following vaccines he had probably missed? (FB2 2013)
A- Meningococcal conjugate vaccine
B-Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine

Answer 12

Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine

Question 13

Which of the following causes severe community acquired pneumonia? (FB2 2013)

Answer 13

Streptococcus pneumonia

Question 14

A 35-year old lady presented with urinary tract infection. Her urine showed esculin positive diplococci. What is he most likely pathogenic agent? (Final 2013)
A. Streptococcus Pneumonia
B. Enterococcus faecalis

Answer 14

Enterococcus faecalis

Question 15

What is true about streptococcus pneumoniae?( Final 2013)
A. Optochin sensitive diplococci
B. Bile soluble cocci in chains

Answer 15

Optochin sensitive diplococci

Question 16

What is the virulence factor of streptococcus pneumonia?( FB2 2014 )

Answer 16

Capsule