DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE FULL
SOLUTION
●● Match the following terms with the correct definition:
2. Infectious disease
a. Condition associated with functional and structural
harm to the host, accompanied by signs and
symptoms
b. Infection in an immunocompromised host that
does not cause infection in an immunocompetent
individual
c. Infection acquired in a health care setting
d. Presence and multiplication of a microorganism in a
host with no clinical signs of infection
e. Entrance and multiplication of a microorganism in a
host
Answer: a. Condition associated with functional and structural harm to
the host, accompanied by signs and symptoms
●● Match the following terms with the correct definition:
,3. Opportunistic infection
a. Condition associated with functional and structural
harm to the host, accompanied by signs and
symptoms
b. Infection in an immunocompromised host that
does not cause infection in an immunocompetent
individual
c. Infection acquired in a health care setting
d. Presence and multiplication of a microorganism in a
host with no clinical signs of infection
e. Entrance and multiplication of a microorganism in a
host
Answer: b. Infection in an immunocompromised host that
does not cause infection in an immunocompetent
individual
●● Match the following terms with the correct definition:
4. Nosocomial infection
a. Condition associated with functional and structural
harm to the host, accompanied by signs and
symptoms
b. Infection in an immunocompromised host that
,does not cause infection in an immunocompetent
individual
c. Infection acquired in a health care setting
d. Presence and multiplication of a microorganism in a
host with no clinical signs of infection
e. Entrance and multiplication of a microorganism in a
host
Answer: c. Infection acquired in a health care setting
●● Match the following terms with the correct definition:
5. Colonization
a. Condition associated with functional and structural
harm to the host, accompanied by signs and
symptoms
b. Infection in an immunocompromised host that
does not cause infection in an immunocompetent
individual
c. Infection acquired in a health care setting
d. Presence and multiplication of a microorganism in a
host with no clinical signs of infection
e. Entrance and multiplication of a microorganism in a
host
, Answer: d. Presence and multiplication of a microorganism in a
host with no clinical signs of infection
●● 6. All the following sites contain normal flora except:
a. Oral cavity
b. Skin
c. Colon
d. Cerebrospinal fluid
Answer: d. Cerebrospinal fluid
●● 7. Which of the following is not classified as a direct route
of infection?
a. Ingestion of contaminated food or water
b. Sexual contact
c. Hand-to-hand contact
d. Congenital contact
Answer: a. Ingestion of contaminated food or water
●● 8. Droplet infection through contact with infectious
respiratory secretions may be described as:
a. Inhalation of infectious aerosols during laboratory
procedures
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE FULL
SOLUTION
●● Match the following terms with the correct definition:
2. Infectious disease
a. Condition associated with functional and structural
harm to the host, accompanied by signs and
symptoms
b. Infection in an immunocompromised host that
does not cause infection in an immunocompetent
individual
c. Infection acquired in a health care setting
d. Presence and multiplication of a microorganism in a
host with no clinical signs of infection
e. Entrance and multiplication of a microorganism in a
host
Answer: a. Condition associated with functional and structural harm to
the host, accompanied by signs and symptoms
●● Match the following terms with the correct definition:
,3. Opportunistic infection
a. Condition associated with functional and structural
harm to the host, accompanied by signs and
symptoms
b. Infection in an immunocompromised host that
does not cause infection in an immunocompetent
individual
c. Infection acquired in a health care setting
d. Presence and multiplication of a microorganism in a
host with no clinical signs of infection
e. Entrance and multiplication of a microorganism in a
host
Answer: b. Infection in an immunocompromised host that
does not cause infection in an immunocompetent
individual
●● Match the following terms with the correct definition:
4. Nosocomial infection
a. Condition associated with functional and structural
harm to the host, accompanied by signs and
symptoms
b. Infection in an immunocompromised host that
,does not cause infection in an immunocompetent
individual
c. Infection acquired in a health care setting
d. Presence and multiplication of a microorganism in a
host with no clinical signs of infection
e. Entrance and multiplication of a microorganism in a
host
Answer: c. Infection acquired in a health care setting
●● Match the following terms with the correct definition:
5. Colonization
a. Condition associated with functional and structural
harm to the host, accompanied by signs and
symptoms
b. Infection in an immunocompromised host that
does not cause infection in an immunocompetent
individual
c. Infection acquired in a health care setting
d. Presence and multiplication of a microorganism in a
host with no clinical signs of infection
e. Entrance and multiplication of a microorganism in a
host
, Answer: d. Presence and multiplication of a microorganism in a
host with no clinical signs of infection
●● 6. All the following sites contain normal flora except:
a. Oral cavity
b. Skin
c. Colon
d. Cerebrospinal fluid
Answer: d. Cerebrospinal fluid
●● 7. Which of the following is not classified as a direct route
of infection?
a. Ingestion of contaminated food or water
b. Sexual contact
c. Hand-to-hand contact
d. Congenital contact
Answer: a. Ingestion of contaminated food or water
●● 8. Droplet infection through contact with infectious
respiratory secretions may be described as:
a. Inhalation of infectious aerosols during laboratory
procedures
