Microbiology MCQ Questions — Page 800

Question 1

ETO (Ethylene oxide) is used for the following EXCEPT:

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Sterilization of Heart-Lung Machine

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Fumigation of rooms

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Sterilization of Dental equipments

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Sterilization of clothing

Question 2

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A majority of infections caused by coagulase-negative Staphylococci are due to Staphylococcus epidermidis

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β-lactamase production in Staphylococci is under plasmid control

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Expression of methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus increases when it is incubated at 37°C on blood agar.

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Methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus is independent of β-lactamase production

Question 3

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Not acquired by eating contaminated vegetables

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Caused by regurgitation of larva

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Acquired by orofecal route

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Acquired by eating pork

Question 4

BProteus

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Klebsiella

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Clostridium

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All of the above

Question 5

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Streptococcus pneumoniae

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Streptococcus agalactiae

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Cryptococcus neoformans

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Listeria monocytogenes

Question 6

BBrucella

DBaonella

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Trypanosoma

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Trichenella

Question 7

DPemphigus

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Klinefelter’s syndrome

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Multiple myeloma

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Niemann-Pick disease

Question 8

A>5

B>10

C>15

D>20

Question 9

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Is a chronic mycotic disease that typically involves skin, subcutaneous tissue and regionallymphatics

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Most cases are acquired via cutaneous inoculation

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Enlarged lymph nodes extending centripetally as a beaded chain are a characteristic finding

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It is an occupational disease of butchers, doctors