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Microbiology

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1. superficial vascular proliferation in an HIV pos pts where biopsy reveals neutrophilic inflammation






2. ____ do no treat viral infections






3. What do lab diagnostics show for aspergillus






4. What species causes bloody diarrhea - is lactose neg - and had flagellar motility






5. This infxn is usually asymptomatic in the mother with possible lymphadenopathy - causes chorioretinitis - hydrocephalus - and intracranial calcifications in the neonate - org and transmission






6. What kind of immunity to killed/inactivated viral vaccines induce - and What is the benefit






7. Unicellular and facultative






8. What is in pneumovax






9. What does echovirus do






10. What bugs can cause food poisoning from contaminated seafood - and which of these can cause wound infections from contact with contaminated water or shellfish






11. Are there carriers for HDV






12. Pairs






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






14. Pseudopodia - cilia - and flagella






15. No metabolic activity






16. urethritis - cervicitis - conjunctivits - Reiters syndrome - PID - org and dz






17. What are the 4 phases of HIV






18. Minor changes based on random mutation






19. Of the sereptypes of chlamydia trachomatis - which cause urethritis/PID ectopic pregs - neonatal pneumonia with staccato cough - or neonatal conjunctivitis






20. Frothy - yellow- green vaginal discharge with a strong odor appearing within 5 to 28 days of exposure






21. Tetanus - toxin prevents relaxation of muscles






22. Dimorphic/biphasic






23. What is present in the condylomata and chancres in primary and secondary syphillis






24. What diseases can CMV cause and What is the route of infection






25. Look like molds - but cells are prokaryotic; have filamentous growth and some produce asexual spores; Streptomyces produces geosmin ('fresh dirt' smell) and many antibiotics






26. Purple






27. Has a phospholipid bilayer - is semi- permeable (nutrients in - waste out) - lack carbohydrates and sterols - acts as a barrier to the outside - ATP production occurs here






28. What are characteristics of obligate anaerobes






29. Lyme dz - ixodes tick that lives on deer and micd






30. This rash begins at the head and moves down; postauricular lymphadenopathy - agent and dz






31. What gram pos rods form spores in soil






32. Diplo - staphylo - strepto






33. Where does the rickettsiae rash start and Where does the typhus rash start






34. Why aren't myccolasma seen on gram stain






35. Which DNA virus is not double stranded






36. What does anti HAVAb IgG indicate






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






38. hemoptysis - parasite






39. Why is the polysaccharide capsule conjugated to a protein






40. What causes granuloma inguinale (donovanosis)






41. What often causes infection with C. diff and How is it dx






42. Site of protein synthesis; some are free in cytoplasm - others are bound to the rough ER






43. What pyogenic infections does s pyogenes cause






44. Atypical pneumonia - transmitted by aerosal - two organisms chlamydiae






45. In the bacterial growth curve - what happens in the log phase






46. What is the fxn and chemical composition of peptidoglycan






47. This substance binds directly to MHC II and T cell receptor simultaneously - activating large numbers of T cells to stimulate release of IFN gamma and IL-2






48. Rupturing of cell






49. 25 celsius






50. Which are the HHAPPPPy viruses