Microbiology - Chapter 23 Test Questions with Verified Answers

Microbiology - Chapter 23 Test Questions with Verified Answers
Which of the following statements about sepsis is FALSE?

A) It may be aggravated by antibiotics.

B) It can be treated with antibiotics.

C) It usually is caused by gram-positive bacteria.

D) Symptoms include fever and decreased blood pressure.

E) Lymphangitis may occur - Ans -C



Which of the following pairs is mismatched?

A) acute bacterial endocarditis — Staphylococcus aureus

B) subacute bacterial endocarditis — alpha-hemolytic streptococci

C) puerperal sepsis — Staphylococcus aureus

D) Burkitt's lymphoma — Epstein-Barr virus

E) pericarditis — Streptococcus pyogenes - Ans -C



Which of the following is NOT a recognized form of anthrax?

A) septic

B) cutaneous

C) inhalationial

D) gastrointestinal

E) None of the answers are correct; all of these are recognized forms of anthrax -
Ans -A



Which of the following is NOT typically treated with penicillin?

A) pericarditis
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B) animal bites

, C) anthrax

D) rat-bite fever

E) puerperal sepsis - Ans -E



Which of the following statements about tularemia is FALSE?

A) The most common reservoir is rabbits.

B) It occurs only in California.

C) It is caused by Francisella tularensis.

D) It may be transmitted by direct contact.

E) It may be transmitted by arthropods - Ans -B



Which of the following is a symptom of brucellosis?

A) undulant fever

B) pneumonia

C) jaundice

D) gastroenteritis

E) relapsing fever - Ans -A



Which of the following is NOT transmitted in raw milk?

A) brucellosis

B) toxoplasmosis

C) listeriosis

D) anthrax

E) All of these can be transmitted in raw milk. - Ans -B
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Bacillus anthracis?