Procedures For Identifying Pathogens And Diagnosing Infections - Foundations in Microbiology Basic Principle

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Microbiology

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Set 1: The Main Themes of Microbiology

Set 2: The Chemistry of Biology

Set 3: Tools of the Laboratory: Methods of Studying Microorganisms

Set 4: A Survey of Prokaryotic Cells and Microorganisms

Set 5: A Survey of Eukaryotic Cells and Microorganisms

Set 6: An Introduction to Viruses

Set 7: Microbial Nutrition, Ecology, and Growth

Set 8: An Introduction to Microbial Metabolism: the Chemical Crossroads of Life

Set 9: Microbial Genetics

Set 10: Genetic Engineering: a Revolution in Molecular Biology

Set 11: Physical and Chemical Agents for Microbial Control

Set 12: Drugs, Microbes, Host--The Elements of Chemotherapy

Set 13: Microbe-Human Interactions: Infection and Disease

Set 14: An Introduction to Host Defenses and Innate Immunities

Set 15: Adaptive, Specific Immunity and Immunization

Set 16: Disorders in Immunity

Set 17: Procedures for Identifying Pathogens and Diagnosing Infections

Set 18: The Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Cocci of Medical Importance

Set 19: The Gram-Positive Bacilli of Medical Importance

Set 20: The Gram-Negative Bacilli of Medical Importance

Set 21: Miscellaneous Bacterial Agents of Disease

Set 22: The Fungi of Medical Importance

Set 23: The Parasites of Medical Importance

Set 24: Introduction to Viruses That Infect Humans: the Dna Viruses

Set 25: The Rna Viruses That Infect Humans

Set 26: Environmental Microbiology

Set 27: Applied and Industrial Microbiology

Set 17 Procedures For Identifying Pathogens And Diagnosing Infections

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Set 17 Procedures For Identifying Pathogens And Diagnosing Infections

Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

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Which of the following is not a biochemical test used to identify a pathogen?

A)acid-fast reaction
B)hydrolysis of gelatin
C)coagulase production
D)indole production
E)carbohydrate fermentation

Answer

Question 2

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Which of the following is involved in the in vitro diagnostic testing of serum?

A)mycology
B)hematology
C)serology
D)histology
E)virology

Answer

Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Soluble antigens are detected in which type of test?

A)cross-reactions
B)agglutination
C)precipitation
D)specificity
E)sensitivity

Answer