MRSA quiz style questions
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1. True or false MRSA is a obligate pathogen resistant to ß-lactam antibiotics: -
False it is an opportunistic pathogen
2. Which statement about MRSA is false
A. Staph aurues is normal inhabitant of skin and or nose of healthy people
B. Staph aurues is normal inhabitant of skin and or nose of healthy animals
C. No detrimental risks to immunocompetent host
D. Severe infection or death in immunocompromised host: B. No its some animals
3. Which statement about methicillin resistant staph is true
A. Any S. Aureus that acquires the MecA gene can then express altered penicillin
binding protein
B. These altered binding proteins cannot be blocked by beta-lactam's
C. Any staph that acquired the mecA gene becomes automatically resistant to
all ß-lactam antimicrobials
D. All are true: D.
4. Which statement about the danger of MRSA is false
A. It is not a danger we have vancomycin and other "big gun" antibiotics
B. MecA in incorporated into the bacterial genome
C. MecA is contained in a mobile gene element
D. The SCC can trap other resistance genes: A.
5. Dr. Samwell Tarly is a human physician and works in the ICU as part of a study
a colleague is doing he was tested for MRSA. Sam's test came back positive
given that he has no clinical signs or symptoms of infection how would we
classify him
A. Colonized
B. Infected
C. Both terms are appropriate
D. Neither term fits the situation: A. No clinical signs
6. Jorah the human was visiting the doctor with clinical disease as well as neg-
ative effects due to a bacterial infection. Dr. Tarly cultured it and the infection
came back as MRSA how would we classify Jorah
A. Colonized
B. Infected
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_asffz5
1. True or false MRSA is a obligate pathogen resistant to ß-lactam antibiotics: -
False it is an opportunistic pathogen
2. Which statement about MRSA is false
A. Staph aurues is normal inhabitant of skin and or nose of healthy people
B. Staph aurues is normal inhabitant of skin and or nose of healthy animals
C. No detrimental risks to immunocompetent host
D. Severe infection or death in immunocompromised host: B. No its some animals
3. Which statement about methicillin resistant staph is true
A. Any S. Aureus that acquires the MecA gene can then express altered penicillin
binding protein
B. These altered binding proteins cannot be blocked by beta-lactam's
C. Any staph that acquired the mecA gene becomes automatically resistant to
all ß-lactam antimicrobials
D. All are true: D.
4. Which statement about the danger of MRSA is false
A. It is not a danger we have vancomycin and other "big gun" antibiotics
B. MecA in incorporated into the bacterial genome
C. MecA is contained in a mobile gene element
D. The SCC can trap other resistance genes: A.
5. Dr. Samwell Tarly is a human physician and works in the ICU as part of a study
a colleague is doing he was tested for MRSA. Sam's test came back positive
given that he has no clinical signs or symptoms of infection how would we
classify him
A. Colonized
B. Infected
C. Both terms are appropriate
D. Neither term fits the situation: A. No clinical signs
6. Jorah the human was visiting the doctor with clinical disease as well as neg-
ative effects due to a bacterial infection. Dr. Tarly cultured it and the infection
came back as MRSA how would we classify Jorah
A. Colonized
B. Infected
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