front 1 Streptococcus | back 1 All of the following are normal microbiota of the skin EXCEPT _____ |
front 2 Trachoma | back 2 The single greatest cause of blindness in the world is _________ |
front 3 methicillin resistance | back 3 All of the following are characteristic of the Group A beta-hemolytic streptococci EXCEPT |
front 4 as a routine precaution | back 4 Newborns' eyes are treated with an antibiotic |
front 5 encephalitis. | back 5 A possible complication of chickenpox is |
front 6 armpits | back 6 Which region of the skin supports the largest bacterial population? |
front 7 acne. | back 7 Staphylococcus aureus is responsible for all of the following EXCEPT |
front 8 scalded skin syndrome. | back 8 Exfoliative toxin is responsible for |
front 9 chickenpox | back 9 An eight-year-old girl has scabs and pus-filled vesicles on her face and throat. Three weeks earlier she had visited her grandmother, who had shingles. What infection does the eight-year-old have? |
front 10 They can be controlled by vaccination. | back 10 In which of the following respects is measles similar to German measles (rubella)? |
front 11 There is a high incidence of congenital infections and birth defects. | back 11 Why is vaccination for rubella recommended? |
front 12 It mostly affects older adults. | back 12 Which of the following statements about Reye syndrome is FALSE? |
front 13 there are no animal reservoirs of the virus. | back 13 The eradication of smallpox was possible because |
front 14 acyclovir | back 14 Which of the following is used to treat shingles? |
front 15 It can be treated by eliminating fatty foods from the diet. | back 15 Which of the following is NOT true of acne? |
front 16 mite | back 16 Scabies is a skin disease caused by a |
front 17 chickenpox. | back 17 A patient has pus-filled vesicles and scabs on her face, throat, and lower back. She most likely has |
front 18 Staphylococcus aureus. | back 18 The patient has vesicles and scabs over her forehead. Microscopic examination of skin scrapings shows gram-positive cocci in clusters. The etiology is |
front 19 varicella-zoster virus. | back 19 A 45-year-old man has pus-filled vesicles distributed over his back in the upper right quadrant, over his right shoulder, and upper right quadrant of his chest. His symptoms are most likely due to |
front 20 papillomavirus. | back 20 Warts are caused by |
front 21 Candida albicans. | back 21 A 35-year-old woman has a red, raised rash on the inside of her thighs. Gram-stained skin scrapings show large budding cells with pseudohyphae. The infection is caused by |
front 22 a coagulase reaction. | back 22 Assume that your lab partner swabs the side of his face and uses the swab to inoculate a nutrient agar plate. The next day, he performs a Gram stain on the colonies. They are gram-positive cocci. You advise him that he should next look for |
front 23 Propionibacterium acnes. | back 23 A 17-year-old boy has pus-filled cysts on his face and upper back. Microscopic examination reveals gram-positive rods. This infection is caused by |
front 24 All of the answers are correct. | back 24 Which of the following is likely to spread MRSA among athletes? |
front 25 conjunctivitis | back 25 Inflammation of the thin clear membrane lining the eyelid and eye is properly termed |
front 26 gram-positive cell wall. | back 26 All of the following are characteristic of Pseudomonas aeruginosa EXCEPT |
front 27 measles | back 27 Koplik spots are a diagnostic indicator of |
front 28 tinea | back 28 All of the following are transmitted via the respiratory route EXCEPT |
front 29 pyocyanin production. | back 29 All of the following are protective factors of the skin and its secretions EXCEPT |
front 30 Candida albicans | back 30 Thrush and vaginitis are caused by |
front 31 True | back 31 Pathogens of the skin often enter via hair follicles and ducts of the sweat glands. |
front 32 False | back 32 The majority of the staphylococci isolated from human skin are coagulase-positive. |
front 33 True | back 33 Haemophilus influenzae is the most common bacterial cause of pinkeye. |
front 34 True | back 34 Candidiasis often occurs following antibiotic therapy for bacterial infections. |
front 35 True | back 35 lue-green pus is characteristic of Pseudomonas wound infections. |