MCQ Bacteriology 31
MCQ Bacteriology 31
MCQ Bacteriology 31
a. Rickettsiae prowazekii
b. Rickettsiae typhi
c. Rickettsiae tsutsugamushi
d. Rickettsiae akari
MCQ Bacteriology 2: Rocky Mountain Spotted fever is caused by;
a. Rickettsiae prowazekii
b. Coxiella burnetii
c. Rickettsiae rickettsii
d. Rickettsiae typhi
MCQ Bacteriology 3: Which of the following bacterial species can be transmitted via
aerosol?
a. Rickettsiae rickettsii
b. Rickettsiae typhi
c. Coxiella burnetii
d. Rickettsiae prowazekii
MCQ Bacteriology 4: Which of the following rickettsial disease is flea borne?
a. Rocky Mountain Spotted fever
b. Epidemic Typhus
c. Endemic Typhus
d. Scrub Typhus
MCQ Bacteriology 5: All of the following rickettsial diseases are zoonoses except the
one..
a. Rocky Mountain Spotted fever
b. Endemic Typhus
c. Scrub Typhus
d. Epidemic Typhus
MCQ Bacteriology 6: Brill-Zinsser disease is caused by
a. Rickettsiae typhi
b. Rickettsiae tsutsugamushi
c. Rickettsiae prowazekii
d. Rickettsiae rickettsii
MCQ Bacteriology7: Which of the following statement about Rickettsiae is not correct?
a. Rickettsiae are obligate intracellular bacteria
b. Weil-Felix test can be used in the diagnosis of rickettsial disease
c. All the rickettsial diseases are zoonoses
d. Rickettsiae are gram negative but stain poorly with standard Gram Stain
MCQ Bacteriology8: Which of the following rickettsial disease can to be transmitted
from person to person by the human body louse, pediculus?
a. Epidemic Typhus
b. Endemic Typhus
c. Scrub Typhus
d. Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
A) Francisella tularensis
B) Pasteurella multocida
C) Bordetella pertussis
D) Brucella melitensis
E) Yersinia pestis
MCQ Bacteriology 36: A distinguishing feature of human mycoplasma species is that
they:
A) Stain well with Giemsa, but not by Gram stain
B) Contain no bacterial pepidoglycan
C) Are not immunogenic because they mimic host cell membrane components
D) Cannot be cultivated in vitro
E) Are dependent on host sources of ATP
MCQ Bacteriology 37: Which one of the following is most characteristic of Mycoplasma
pneumoniae infection?
A) Infection results in a fever of sudden onset accompanied by a productive cough
B) Infection most commonly occurs in the upper respiratory tract
C) Infection is definitively diagnosed by direct microscopic examination of sputum
D) Re-infection is rare and less severe than primary infection
E) Infection causes extensive scarring and calcification of affected lung tissue
MCQ Bacteriology 39: A massive lesion caused by spread of Staphylococcus
aureus infection
(often on the neck and upper back)
is called a:
a. Boil
b. Abscess
c. Furuncle
d.Carbuncle
e. Pustule
MCQ Bacteriology 40: Scalded skin syndrome is caused by exotoxin (exfoliatins)
produced by:
a. Streptococcus pyogens
b. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
c. Staphylococcus aureus
d. Propionibacterium acne
e. Demodex folliculorum
MCQ Bacteriology 41: Which of the following microorganisms causes scarlet fever?
a. Streptococcus pyogens
b. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
c. Staphylococcus aureus
d. Propionibacterium acne
e. Demodex folliculorum
MCQ Bacteriology 42: The pus producing skin infections (Pyoderma) can be caused by
a. Staphylococci
b. Streptococci
c. Corynebacteria
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Yersinia pestis
Botulinum toxin
Streptococcus pyogenes
Burcella species
Bacillus anthracis
MCQ Bacteriology 50: Which of the following species of Pasteurella species has been
associated with infections of the female genital tract and of newborn?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Pasteurella multocida
Pasteurella pneumotropica
Pasteurella ureae
Pasteurella bettyae
MCQ Bacteriology 51: In a patient who has bubonic form of plague, all of the following
specimens are acceptable for diagnosis except:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
MCQ Bacteriology 52: An 8 year old boy was bitten by a stray cat. Two days later, the
wound was red and swollen and drained purulent fluid. Pasteurella multocida was
cultured from the wound. The drug of choice to treat this infection is
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Amikacin
Erythromycin
Gentamicin
Penicillin G
Clindamycin
MCQ Bacteriology 53: All of the following statements regarding the epidemiology of
infections caused by Yersinia enterocolitica are correct except:
a)
Most human infections are caused by serotype O: 1
b)
Humans acquire the infection from ingestion of food or drinks contaminated by animals or
animal products.
c)
Person to person spread is quite common
d)
A large inoculum is required to cause infection
e)
Infection is more prevalent in persons with histocompatibility antigen HLA-B27.
MCQ Bacteriology 54: Intimate contacts of patients with suspected plague pneumonia
should receive which of the following agents as chemoprophylaxis?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Gentamicin
Cefazolin
Rifampin
Penicillin
Doxycycline
MCQ Bacteriology 55: Which of the following subspecies of Francisella tularensis is the
most virulent for humans?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Tularensis
Holarctica
Mediasiatica
novicida
MCQ Bacteriology 56: All the following statements regarding etiologic agents of
Chancroid are correct except:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
MCQ Bacteriology 57: Which of the following cell components produced by Neisseria
gonorrhoeae is responsible for attachment to host cells?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Lipooligosaccharide
Pili (Fimbriae)
IgA1 protease
Outer membrane porin protein
Iron binding protein
MCQ Bacteriology 58: A 8 year old girl was playing in a slowly moving stream when she
cut her foot on a sharp object. Three days later she was brought to the emergency room
of Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital because of pain and swelling at the site of the
wound and drainage of pus from it. The most likely cause of the infection is
a. Vibrio vulnificus
b. Escherichia coli
c. Aeromonas hydrophila
d. Proteus mirabilis
e. Salmonella typhimurium
MCQ Bacteriology 59: A 70 year old woman with severe chronic lung disease presented in the OPD
of Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital with fever, productive cough with purulent sputum and
worsening hypoxemia. Sputum sample was collected and sent to microbiology lab. Lab reported
plenty of Polymorphonuclear leukocytes with both intracellular and extracellular gram negative
diplococci.
This organism grows well on 5% Sheep Blood Agar and Chocolate Agar. Later butyrate esterase
test was done and was found to be positive.
What is the most likely organism to be involved in this illness?
a)
Haemophilus influenzae
b)
Moraxella catarrhalis
c)
Neisseria gonorrheae
d)
Neisseria lactamica
e)
Neisseria meningitidis
MCQ Bacteriology 60: A 32 year old woman who is 10 weeks pregnant presents to the Obstetrics
clinic for prenatal care. She has a history of treatment for syphilis 7 years previously. The results of
serologic tests for syphilis are as follows:
Non treponemal test RPR: Nonreactive
Treponemal test (TP-PA) reactive
Which of the following statement is most correct?
a)
b)
The mother needs a lumbar puncture and a VDRL test for her CSF for neurosyphilis
c)
d)
MCQ Bacteriology 61: A 26 year old sexually active woman presents to the OPD with purulent
vaginal discharge and dysuria. While history taking, she admitted that she had unprotected sexual
intercourse with a new partner a week ago.
Which of the following diagnostic tests will be the most sensitive method to find the etiologic
agents involved in this case?
a)
An enzyme immunoassay
b)
c)
Grams stain
d)
e)
Serology
MCQ Bacteriology 62: A 20 year old woman who reports unprotected sex with a new partner 2
weeks previously develops fever and left lower quadrant abdominal pain with onset in association
with her menstrual period. Neisseria gonorrhoeae is cultured from her endocervix. The diagnosis is
gonococcal pelvic inflammatory disease.
What is the common sequela of this infection?
a)
b)
Infertility
c)
Urethral stricture
d)
e)
Vaginal-rectal fistula
MCQ Bacteriology 63: A 40 year old man is suffering from multiple episodes of disseminated
gonococcal infection since last few years. Cultures of his urethra and knee fluid yield Neisseria
gonorrhoeae.
What is the most likely cause for this infection?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Myeloperoxidase deficiency
e)
MCQ Bacteriology 64: Infection with which of the following agents can result in a false positive
nontreponemal (VDRL or RPR) test for syphilis?
a)
Borrelia burgdorferi
b)
Epstein-Barr virus
c)
Streptococcus pyogenes
d)
e)
MCQ Bacteriology 65: False positive nontreponemal (VDRL or RPR) test for syphilis is a common
diagnostic problem. In which of the following conditions you can expect false positive VDRL or RPR
result?
a)
Leprosy
b)
Lupus erythematosis
c)
Malaria
d)
Measles
e)
MCQ Bacteriology 66: A 22 year old woman presents with a 2 cm ulcer on her labia
majora. The lesion is painless and has a raised border. The differential diagnosis of this
lesion includes:
a)
b)
c)
d)
Adenovirus infection
Chlamydia trachomatis infection
Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection
Papilloma virus infection
e)
MCQ Bacteriology 67: After returning from community posting from a rural village of
Nepal, a 20 year old medical student admitted to the hospital with chief complaints of
fever (39oC ) and headache. While history taking, the told that he had swimming in the
pond while being in the village where cows are also taken for bathing. Based on the
clinical examination, leptospirosis is suspected.
Which of the following test will help to confirm diagnosis?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
MCQ Bacteriology 68: Which of the following animals is the source of the Leptospira
interrogans?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Cattle
Dogs
Mice
Swine
All of the above