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Microbiology

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Set 28 Clinical Microbiology And Epidemiology

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Question 1

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A person exhibiting glomerular nephritis and rheumatic fever must have had what type of previous infection?

A) Shigella sonnei
B) Escherichia coli
C) Streptococcus pyogenes
D) Treponema pallidum
E) Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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Question 2

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Shigella sonnei is the cause of an infection commonly seen in infant day-care facilities due to

A) a high prevalence of the microbe in young children.
B) its ability to contaminate and grow on plastic toys.
C) its inherent antimicrobial nature (it is bleach and cleaning-product resistant).
D) diaper changes and hands not being properly washed.
E) Gram-positive cell wall structure making the bacteria environmentally resistant.

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Question 3

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Hektoen agar will grow all of the following microorganisms EXCEPT

A) Klebsiella pneumoniae.
B) Escherichia coli.
C) Salmonella enteritidis.
D) Shigella sonnei.
E) Streptococcus pneumoniae.

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