Neisseria Species And Moraxella Catarrhalis - Diagnostic Microbiology

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Microbiology

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Set 1: Bacterial Cell Structure, Physiology, Metabolism, and Genetics

Set 2: Hostparasite Interaction

Set 3: The Laboratory Role in Infection Control

Set 4: Control of Microorganisms

Set 5: Performance Improvement in the Microbiology Laboratory

Set 6: Specimen Collection and Processing

Set 7: Microscopic Examination of Materials From Infected Sites

Set 8: Use of Colony Morphology for the Presumptive Identification of Microorganisms

Set 9: Biochemical Identification of Gram-Negative Bacteria

Set 10: Immunodiagnosis of Infectious Diseases

Set 11: Applications of Molecular Diagnostics

Set 12: Antimicrobial Agent Mechanisms of Action and Resistance Mechanisms

Set 13: Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing

Set 14: Staphylococci

Set 15: Streptococcus, Enterococcus, and Other Catalase-Negative, Gram-Positive Cocci

Set 16: Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli

Set 17: Neisseria Species and Moraxella Catarrhalis

Set 18: Haemophilus, Hacek, Legionella, and Other Fastidious Gram-Negative Bacilli

Set 19: Enterobacteriaceae

Set 20: Vibrio, Aeromonas, and Campylobacter Species

Set 21: Nonfermenting and Miscellaneous Gram-Negative Bacilli

Set 22: Anaerobes of Clinical Importance

Set 23: The Spirochetes

Set 24: Chlamydia, Rickettsia, and Similar Organisms

Set 25: Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma

Set 26: Mycobacterium Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria

Set 27: Medically Significant Fungi

Set 28: Diagnostic Parasitology

Set 29: Clinical Virology

Set 30: Agents of Bioterror and Forensic Microbiology

Set 31: Biofilms: Architects of Disease

Set 32: Upper and Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

Set 33: Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

Set 34: Gastrointestinal Infections and Food Poisoning

Set 35: Infections of the Central Nervous System

Set 36: Bacteremia and Sepsis

Set 37: Urinary Tract Infections

Set 38: Genital Infections and Sexually Transmitted Infections

Set 39: Infections in Special Populations

Set 40: Zoonotic Diseases

Set 41: Ocular Infections

Set 17 Neisseria Species And Moraxella Catarrhalis

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Set 17 Neisseria Species And Moraxella Catarrhalis

Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

Free

The virulence factors for Neisseria spp. include all the following, except

A) capsule.
B) endotoxin.
C) pili.
D) exotoxin.

Answer

Question 2

(Multiple Choice)

Free

An oxidase-positive, gram-negative diplococcus produces bubbles in 30% hydrogen peroxide. What is the organism?

A) Neisseria meningitidis
B) N. sicca
C) N. gonorrhoeae
D) N. lactamica

Answer

Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

Free

What does blood-borne dissemination of Neisseria gonorrhoeae usually result in?

A) Pharyngitis
B) Meningitis
C) Purulent arthritis
D) Pelvic inflammatory disease

Answer