MMSC438 Exam 3||NEWEST EXAM
WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS||GRADED A+||
Pelvic inflammatory disease in women is most frequently caused by:
A. Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae
B. Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum and human papillomavirus
C. Streptococcus agalactiae and herpes simplex virus
D. Candida albicans and Trichomonas vaginalis -CORRECT ANSWER A. Chlamydia
trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae
A diabetic woman was previously treated with penicillin for strep throat and now
presents with a genital discharge. The most likely causative agent is:
A. Treponema pallidum
B. Herpes simplex virus
C. Candida albicans
D. Klebsiella granulomatis -CORRECT ANSWER C. Candida albicans
A dark-field examination of genital lesions would be most helpful in diagnosing:
A. Syphilis
B. Gonorrhea
C. Genital warts
D. Genital herpes -CORRECT ANSWER A. Syphilis
Granuloma inguinale is caused by:
A. Treponema pallidum subsp. Pallidum
B. Haemophilus ducreyi
C. Klebsiella granulomatis
D. Human papillomavirus -CORRECT ANSWER C. Klebsiella granulomatis
Chancroid is caused by:
A. Gardnerella vaginalis
B. Chlamydia trachomatis
C. Haemophilus ducreyi
D. Human papillomavirus -CORRECT ANSWER C. Haemophilus ducreyi
Lymphogranuloma venereum is caused by:
, A. Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum
B. Chlamydia trachomatis
C. Klebsiella granulomatis
D. Human papillomavirus -CORRECT ANSWER B. Chlamydia trachomatis
When collected properly, which specimens should never contain normal microbiota?
A. Blood and urethral
B. Blood and CSF
C. CSF and vaginal
D. Vaginal and urethral -CORRECT ANSWER B. Blood and CSF
What organism causes the Buruli ulcer?
A. M. leprae
B. M. tuberculosis
C. M. ulcerans
D. M. avium -CORRECT ANSWER C. M. ulcerans
What condition presents as a localized area of mildly painful erythema, warmth, and
swelling of the skin with poorly demarcated margins?
A. Cellulitis
B. Furuncles
C. Carbuncles
D. Impetigo -CORRECT ANSWER A. Cellulitis
What is the advantage over cultures of performing nucleic acid amplification tests
(NAATs) for cases of gonococcal urethritis?
A. You can also find Cryptosporidium.
B. You can also diagnose syphilis.
C. The tests are highly sensitive and specific.
D. There is no advantage. -CORRECT ANSWER C. The tests are highly sensitive and
specific.
All the following organisms are emerging viral pathogens EXCEPT _____________.
A. H5N1 avian influenza
B. SARS
C. SARS-CoV-2
D. MERS
E. Mycobacterium leprae -CORRECT ANSWER E. Mycobacterium leprae
It is likely that automation means the end of culture-based testing.
WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS||GRADED A+||
Pelvic inflammatory disease in women is most frequently caused by:
A. Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae
B. Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum and human papillomavirus
C. Streptococcus agalactiae and herpes simplex virus
D. Candida albicans and Trichomonas vaginalis -CORRECT ANSWER A. Chlamydia
trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae
A diabetic woman was previously treated with penicillin for strep throat and now
presents with a genital discharge. The most likely causative agent is:
A. Treponema pallidum
B. Herpes simplex virus
C. Candida albicans
D. Klebsiella granulomatis -CORRECT ANSWER C. Candida albicans
A dark-field examination of genital lesions would be most helpful in diagnosing:
A. Syphilis
B. Gonorrhea
C. Genital warts
D. Genital herpes -CORRECT ANSWER A. Syphilis
Granuloma inguinale is caused by:
A. Treponema pallidum subsp. Pallidum
B. Haemophilus ducreyi
C. Klebsiella granulomatis
D. Human papillomavirus -CORRECT ANSWER C. Klebsiella granulomatis
Chancroid is caused by:
A. Gardnerella vaginalis
B. Chlamydia trachomatis
C. Haemophilus ducreyi
D. Human papillomavirus -CORRECT ANSWER C. Haemophilus ducreyi
Lymphogranuloma venereum is caused by:
, A. Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum
B. Chlamydia trachomatis
C. Klebsiella granulomatis
D. Human papillomavirus -CORRECT ANSWER B. Chlamydia trachomatis
When collected properly, which specimens should never contain normal microbiota?
A. Blood and urethral
B. Blood and CSF
C. CSF and vaginal
D. Vaginal and urethral -CORRECT ANSWER B. Blood and CSF
What organism causes the Buruli ulcer?
A. M. leprae
B. M. tuberculosis
C. M. ulcerans
D. M. avium -CORRECT ANSWER C. M. ulcerans
What condition presents as a localized area of mildly painful erythema, warmth, and
swelling of the skin with poorly demarcated margins?
A. Cellulitis
B. Furuncles
C. Carbuncles
D. Impetigo -CORRECT ANSWER A. Cellulitis
What is the advantage over cultures of performing nucleic acid amplification tests
(NAATs) for cases of gonococcal urethritis?
A. You can also find Cryptosporidium.
B. You can also diagnose syphilis.
C. The tests are highly sensitive and specific.
D. There is no advantage. -CORRECT ANSWER C. The tests are highly sensitive and
specific.
All the following organisms are emerging viral pathogens EXCEPT _____________.
A. H5N1 avian influenza
B. SARS
C. SARS-CoV-2
D. MERS
E. Mycobacterium leprae -CORRECT ANSWER E. Mycobacterium leprae
It is likely that automation means the end of culture-based testing.
