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[h] Microbiology & Antimicrobials Flashcards

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[q] ……….. Spore- forming gram positive aerobic rods.

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[q] ……….. are Spore- forming gram positive aerobic rods, has polypeptide (poly-D-glutamate) capsule, On microscopy it forms long chains that are described as being “serpentine” or “medusa head” on appearance.

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[q] Bacillus anthracis produces an antiphagocytic capsule that contains …….. instead of polysaccharide.

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[q] What is the most likely diagnosis?

27 years old patient who handle livestock hides presenting with skin lesion that started with  small papule which changes rapidly to a vesicle, then a pustule, and finally into a necrotic ulcer which blackens to form a characteristic eschar. The lesion is painless and is surrounded by marked edema.

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[q] What is the most likely diagnosis?

27 years old patient who work in  wool processing presenting with myalgia, fever and malaise that rapidly progress to hemorrhagic mediastinitis (widened mediastinum on chest x-ray)?

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[q] What is the most likely diagnosis?

26 years old patient presenting with nausea, vomiting and abdominal cramps that started 4 hours after eating fried rice in Chinese restaurant?

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[q] ……….. are Spore- forming gram positive Obligate anaerobic rods.

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[q] What is the most likely diagnosis?

32 years old immigrant presenting with difficulty opening the jaw with characteristic smile, Contractions of back muscles, resulting in backward arching after being wounded by rusted nail while walking barefooted?

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[q] Tetanospasmin toxin is a neurotoxin that acts centrally at the level of …….. and work by inhibiting the release of ……..?

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[q] An immunized mother will be able to pass …….. through the placenta to the fetus and provide passive immunity against neonatal tetanus until the child receives its first tetanus vaccination at two months of age.

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[q] Infant botulism is frequently transmitted due to consuming ………., adult botulism results from consuming …….., typically in canned food.

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[q] The botulinum toxin is specific for peripheral nerve endings at the neuromuscular junction where it inhibits the release of ………?

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[q] What is the most likely diagnosis?

27 years old patient presenting with diplopia, dysphagia, descending, symmetric flaccid paralysis of motor nerves after eating canned salmon?

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[q] What is the most likely diagnosis?

6 months child presenting with constipation and weak sucking ability and generalized weakness after consuming honey?

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[q] Culture and isolation of Clostridium botulinum and bioassay of its toxin are time-consuming procedures, that’s why we use tests based on ……….?

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[q] Local injection of ……….. into the dystonic sternocleidomastoid muscle results in muscular relaxation because the toxin prevents presynaptic release of acetylcholine, the neurotransmitter responsible for muscle contraction, from the nerve terminal at the neuromuscular junction.

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[q] What is the most likely diagnosis?

25 years old patient presenting with rapid-onset muscle pain, fever, hemorrhagic bullae with dusky surrounding skin, and tissue edema/crepitus after traumatic penetrating injury in his lower limb?

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[q] Clostridium  Perfringens can also cause a late-onset food poisoning characterized by ………..?

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[q] Spontaneous gas gangrene (nontraumatic) is caused by Clostridium septicum. Most cases of spontaneous gas gangrene are triggered by breakdowns in the gastrointestinal mucosa like ………. or ………?

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[q] What is the most likely diagnosis?

60 years old patient was hospitalized 2 weeks ago due to pneumonia presenting with watery diarrhea, abdominal pain, and multiple White/yellow membrane-like plaques seen on colonoscopy + the patient was given a long course of fluoroquinolones for treatment of pneumonia?

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[q] …………. is the best method for diagnosing C difficile colitis.

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[q] Cases of suspected or proven ……… infection require additional contact precautions, including handwashing with soap and water (alcohol-based hand sanitizers do not kill the spores), gown for any patient contact, and nonsterile gloves that should be changed after contact with contaminated secretions. In addition, a dedicated stethoscope and blood pressure cuff should be left in the patient’s room.

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