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Microbiology

Subject : engineering
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1. yeast and mold






2. What do lab diagnostics show for aspergillus






3. With strep grown on optichin - which are sensitive and which are resistant






4. What kind of microbes cause recurrent infections in patients with chronic granulomatous disease and why






5. What is the ability to take up DNA from evironment in bacteria






6. What enzyme breaks down lactose and Which bacteria produces it






7. Where do RNA viruses replicate






8. This infxn causes rash - lymphadenopathy and arthritis in the mom and PDA (or pulmonary artery hypolplasia) - cataracts and deafness +/- blueberry muffin rash - org and transmission






9. What are patients at risk for during infection with influenza virus






10. How is legionella detected clinically






11. Animals - plants - fungi - and protists






12. What is the fxn and chemical composition of bacterial flagellum






13. In the bacterial growth curve - what happens in the lag phase






14. Newborn nursery is a risk factor For what nosocomial infections






15. fever - hemolytic anemia - northeastern US - maltese cross (and ring) - dz - transmission - dx and tx






16. What features are unique to salmonella






17. What other disease can mesenteric adenitis mimic






18. What are the 2 most common causes of nosocomial infections






19. Lowercase/italics or underlined






20. Chronic watery diarrhea in HIV pos pt with acid fast cysts seen in stool






21. ___ on envelope can be used for identification






22. Present- day example of endosymbiosis; live inside an eukaryotic protist






23. What are spores highly resistant to - and What can be done to overcome it






24. What drug is give as prophylaxis for close contacts of of meningococci






25. hemoptysis - parasite






26. Entamoeba histolytica - spread to humans through contaminated food or water - feeds on tissue in the gastrointestinal tract






27. traumatic open wound






28. What does coronavirus do






29. Herpes - warts






30. microcytic anemia - parasite






31. 10 - 100 micrometers






32. Where do VZV cells remain latent






33. Which two bacteria are gram pos rods forming long braching filaments resembling fungi






34. What species causing watery diarrhea is comma shaped organism producing a rice water diarrhea






35. What is the fxn and chemical composition of plasmid






36. What bacteria causes Lyme disease - How is transmitted - How does it present - and what other systems does it effect






37. This fungi can be found in bird/bat droppings or within macrophages and causes pneumonia - Where is it endemic






38. Locomotion by rotation of basal body






39. What are the key features of systemic mycoses






40. What is the nl flora on the skin






41. Capitalized/italics or underlined






42. What are the lab findings for H pylori






43. What are the cause causes of meningitis in HIV






44. Unimmunized child with fever - dysphagia - drooling - and difficulty breathing due edematous cherry red epiglottis






45. What bug produces a red pigment






46. How is legionella transmitted






47. What is the nl flora of the vagina






48. What are the 4 phases of HIV






49. What does neg PPD indicated






50. When humans are the only test host - ethical issues; ex HIV