Microbiology Flashcards
MRSA is the acronym for …
Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
An epidemic is …
An infection that spreads rapidly and widely
The full name for C. diff is …
Clostridium difficile
The term Gram negative is used for bacteria that …
Have endotoxins in their cell membrane, may cause more severe pathogenic infections and are generally less sensitive to penicillin
Under ideal conditions of nutrition, hydration and temperature, bacteria will divide every …
20 minutes
Which of the following are examples of viruses:
Herpes simplex, Mumps, Haemophilius influenza, Polio, Pseudomonas, Salmonella food poisoning
Herpes simplex, Mumps and Polio
A nosocomial infection is defined as being acquired …
In a healthcare setting
The number of new cases of a condition during a specified time period is known as …
The incidence
Viruses replicate …
By using the DNA/RNA machinery of the host cell and only inside the host cell
Which of the following are examples of bacteria:
Trichomonas vaginalis, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas, Herpes simplex, Canidida albican, Staphylococcus aureus
Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas
