UAMS Microbiology Exam 4 PDF 2026 – Questions & Study Guide

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Which clinical specimen(s) require a cytospin slide? -
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correct answer ✔ ✔
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CSF and normally sterile body fluids
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What procedure should be performed when a bacterial ant
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igen test for Group A Strep is negative? - correct answer
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✔ ✔ Accept the result and setup a culture for GAS ,./ ,./ ,./ ,./ ,./ ,./ ,./ ,./




What is the purpose of transport media? - correct answer
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✔ ✔ Keeps the organisms alive ,./ ,./ ,./




Prevents drying of the specimen ,./ ,./ ,./ ,./




Prevents pH changes in the specimen
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Which microscope objective is used to examine and enu
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merate BACTERIA? - correct answer ✔ ✔ 100x (oil)
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,Which microscope objective is used to examine and enu
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merate host cells? - correct answer ✔ ✔ 10x
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Which gram stain smear indicates a high quality specime
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n? - correct answer ✔ ✔
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Many PMNs and few/no squamous epithelial cells
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Select the media typically used to culture CSF. -
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BAP, CHOC, Enriched Broth (THIO, BHI)
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Select the media typically used to culture Sputum -
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correct answer ✔ ✔ BAP, CHOC, EMB or MAC
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Select the media typically used to culture Urine -
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correct answer ✔ ✔ BAP, EMB/MAC
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Select the media typically used to culture Wounds. -
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BAP, PEA or CNA, EMB or MAC, CHOC
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,Urine stored if they cannot be processed immediately or p
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reserved? - correct answer ✔ ✔ Refrigerate specimen
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Stool stored if they cannot be processed immediately or p
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reserved? - correct answer ✔ ✔ Refrigerate specimen
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Sputum stored if they cannot be processed immediately o
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r preserved? - correct answer ✔ ✔
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Refrigerate specimen ,./




Blood culture stored if they cannot be processed immedia
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tely or preserved? - correct answer ✔ ✔
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Hold at room temperature ,./ ,./ ,./




CSF stored if they cannot be processed immediately or pr
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eserved? - correct answer ✔ ✔ ,./ ,./ ,./ ,./



Hold at room temperature ,./ ,./ ,./

, One organism at 105 CFU/ml - correct answer ✔ ✔
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Probable UTI ,./




Three organisms in equal numbers - correct answer ✔
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✔ Probable contamination ,./




One organism at 105 CFU/ml and one organism at 30 col
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onies - correct answer ✔ ✔ Probable UTI
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Select the organisms that are considered normal flora of h
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umans - correct answer ✔ ✔
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Staph aureus, Haemophilus influenzae, Enterococcus fa
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ecalis, Corynebacterium species, E. coli, Streptococcus p
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neumoniae


Beta-
lactam drugs includes penicillins, penicillinase resistant p
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enicillins, extended- ,./


spectum penicillins, cephems, __________, and _______
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