Microbiology Chapter 26
Normal microbiota of the adult vagina consist primarily of
A) Lactobacillus.
B) Streptococcus.
C) Mycobacterium.
D) Neisseria.
E) Candida - correct answer Lactobacillus
Cystitis is most often caused by
A) Escherichia coli.
B) Leptospira interrogans.
C) Candida albicans.
D) Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
E) Pseudomonas aeruginosa - correct answer Escherichia coli
Pyelonephritis may result from
A) urethritis.
B) cystitis.
C) ureteritis.
D) systemic infections.
E) All of the answers are correct - correct answer All of the answers are correct
All of the following result from N. gonorrhoeae infection. Which one leads to the others?
A) Antibody production is stopped.
B) CD4+ T lymphocytes do not activate.
C) There is an increased risk of other STIs.
D) Opa protein attaches to CD4+ T lymphocytes.
E) CD4+ T lymphocytes do not proliferate - correct answer Opa protein attaches to
CD4+ T lymphocytes
) Pyelonephritis usually is caused by
A) Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
B) Proteus spp.
C) Escherichia coli.
D) Enterobacter aerogenes.
E) Streptococcus pyogenes - correct answer Escherichia coli
The most common reservoir for leptospirosis within the United States is
A) humans.
B) water.
C) domestic dogs.
D) domestic cats.
E) rats - correct answer domestic dogs
, Which of the following is NOT primarily a sexually transmitted infection (STI)?
A) lymphogranuloma venereum
B) genital herpes
C) gonorrhea
D) chancroid
E) trichomoniasis - correct answer trichomoniasis
Which of the following is treated with penicillin?
A) genital herpes
B) genital warts
C) candidiasis
D) syphilis
E) trichomoniasis - correct answer candidiasis
Which of the following pairs is mismatched?
A) trichomoniasis — fungus
B) gonorrhea — gram-negative cocci
C) chancroid — gram-negative rod
D) Gardnerella — clue cells
E) syphilis — gram-negative spirochete - correct answer trichomoniasis - fungus
One form of NGU is lymphogranuloma venereum caused by
A) Leptospira interrogans.
B) Chlamydia trachomatis.
C) Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
D) Treponema pallidum.
E) Candida albicans - correct answer chlamydia trachomatis
All of the following can cause congenital infection or infections of the newborn EXCEPT
A) syphilis.
B) gonorrhea.
C) nongonococcal urethritis.
D) genital herpes.
E) lymphogranuloma venereum - correct answer lymphogranuloma verenum
Which of the following recurs at the initial site of infection?
A) gonorrhea
B) syphilis
C) genital herpes
D) chancroid
E) LGV - correct answer genital herpes
Which of the following is diagnosed by detection of antibodies against the causative
agent?
A) nongonococcal urethritis
B) gonorrhea
Normal microbiota of the adult vagina consist primarily of
A) Lactobacillus.
B) Streptococcus.
C) Mycobacterium.
D) Neisseria.
E) Candida - correct answer Lactobacillus
Cystitis is most often caused by
A) Escherichia coli.
B) Leptospira interrogans.
C) Candida albicans.
D) Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
E) Pseudomonas aeruginosa - correct answer Escherichia coli
Pyelonephritis may result from
A) urethritis.
B) cystitis.
C) ureteritis.
D) systemic infections.
E) All of the answers are correct - correct answer All of the answers are correct
All of the following result from N. gonorrhoeae infection. Which one leads to the others?
A) Antibody production is stopped.
B) CD4+ T lymphocytes do not activate.
C) There is an increased risk of other STIs.
D) Opa protein attaches to CD4+ T lymphocytes.
E) CD4+ T lymphocytes do not proliferate - correct answer Opa protein attaches to
CD4+ T lymphocytes
) Pyelonephritis usually is caused by
A) Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
B) Proteus spp.
C) Escherichia coli.
D) Enterobacter aerogenes.
E) Streptococcus pyogenes - correct answer Escherichia coli
The most common reservoir for leptospirosis within the United States is
A) humans.
B) water.
C) domestic dogs.
D) domestic cats.
E) rats - correct answer domestic dogs
, Which of the following is NOT primarily a sexually transmitted infection (STI)?
A) lymphogranuloma venereum
B) genital herpes
C) gonorrhea
D) chancroid
E) trichomoniasis - correct answer trichomoniasis
Which of the following is treated with penicillin?
A) genital herpes
B) genital warts
C) candidiasis
D) syphilis
E) trichomoniasis - correct answer candidiasis
Which of the following pairs is mismatched?
A) trichomoniasis — fungus
B) gonorrhea — gram-negative cocci
C) chancroid — gram-negative rod
D) Gardnerella — clue cells
E) syphilis — gram-negative spirochete - correct answer trichomoniasis - fungus
One form of NGU is lymphogranuloma venereum caused by
A) Leptospira interrogans.
B) Chlamydia trachomatis.
C) Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
D) Treponema pallidum.
E) Candida albicans - correct answer chlamydia trachomatis
All of the following can cause congenital infection or infections of the newborn EXCEPT
A) syphilis.
B) gonorrhea.
C) nongonococcal urethritis.
D) genital herpes.
E) lymphogranuloma venereum - correct answer lymphogranuloma verenum
Which of the following recurs at the initial site of infection?
A) gonorrhea
B) syphilis
C) genital herpes
D) chancroid
E) LGV - correct answer genital herpes
Which of the following is diagnosed by detection of antibodies against the causative
agent?
A) nongonococcal urethritis
B) gonorrhea
