Microbiology Flashcards

1
Q

Incubation of Malaria

A

7-30 days or 1week to 1month

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2
Q

Only DNA virus in hepatitis

A

Hepatitis B

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3
Q

Common causes of common cold

A

RSV
CORONAVIRUS
PARAINFLUENZA
RHINOVIRUS

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4
Q

Ciliated protozoan

A

Balantidium coli

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5
Q

Complement pathway mediated by antibodies

A

Classic pathway

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6
Q

Hepatitis virus and their families

A
Hep A - Picorniavirus
Hep B - Hepadnavirus
Hep C- Flaviviridae
Hep D - defective virus
Hep E - calcivirus
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7
Q

Alcoholic + currant jelly sputum presents with pneumonia.

Dx? Characteristics?

A

Klebsiella pneumonia

Mucoid colonies on culture due to thick capsule

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8
Q

Most common cause of uti?

A

E. Coli - mc cause of both complicated and uncomplicated

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9
Q

What makes the gram stain positive?

A

Presence of teichoic acid in cell wall

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10
Q

Diagnostic test for influenza

A

Reverse PCR

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11
Q

Eating raw honey

Floppy baby syndrome

A

Clostridium botulinum

Causing botulism

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12
Q

Fried egg appearance

A

M. Pneumonia

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13
Q

Single stranded negative sense RNA virus

A

Mumps virus

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14
Q

Cestode that does not require an intermediate host to infect humans?

A

Hymenolopsis nana

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15
Q

Biofilm in catheters and iv lines

Which organism?

A

Staphylococcus epidermidis

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16
Q

In a patient with Repeated N. Meningitidis septicemia, the physician should suspect?

A

C5-C8 deficiency

17
Q

Cat feces? Cat bites? Associated organisms

A

Cat feces: TOXOPLASMA GONDII

CAT BITE: pastuerella multocida

18
Q

Most common cause of pneumonia in

Teens and young adults

A

Mycoplasma pneumonia

19
Q

MC cause of pneumonia in ADULTS

A

Streptococcus pneumoniae

20
Q

Doc for s. Epidermidis

A

Vancomycin

21
Q

2nd most leading cause if UTI in sexually active women

A

Staphylococcus saprophyticus

DOC : penicillin

22
Q

Major cause of otitis media in children

A

Streptococcus pneumoniae

23
Q

Major virulence factor of GABHS

A

M protein

24
Q

Major virulence factor of strep pneumoniae

A

Polysaccharide capsule

25
Q

MC pathogens in less than 3 months old infant causing meningitis

A

listeria monocytogenes
E.coli
Group B BHS (strep agalactiae)

26
Q

Bacteria associated with colon cancer

A

S. Bovis

27
Q

Diarrhea sec to eating Mayonnaise

Etio?

A

Staph aureus

28
Q

Pneumonia with cavitation effusion and empyema

A

S. Aureus

29
Q

Septic arthritis?

A

Staph aureus

30
Q

Dental infections

A

S. Mutans of the viridans group

31
Q

PSGN

A

S. Pyogenes

Doc : pen g + clinda (if indicated)

32
Q

Spreading factor of s. Aureus

A

Hyalurodinase

33
Q

Prosthetics infection

A

S. Epidermidis