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This updated 2025/2026 Test Bank for Introduction to Diagnostic Microbiology for the Laboratory Sciences (2nd Edition) by Maria Dannessa Delost includes comprehensive multiple-choice questions (MCQs) with verified answers covering all textbook chapters. Designed for medical laboratory and microbiology students, this resource focuses on diagnostic techniques, specimen handling, bacterial identification, and infection control. Each chapter features real exam-style questions aligned with current lab science standards — making it ideal for quiz, midterm, final exam, and certification test preparation.

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Test Bank For Introduction To Diagnostic Microbiology For The
Laboratory Science 2nd Edition By Maria Dannessa Delonisttest Bank
For Introduction To Diagnostic Microbiology For The Laboratory
Science 2nd Edition By Maria Dannessa Delonist


CHAPTER 1
Match the following terms with the correct definition:
1. 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 e. Entrance and multiplication of a microorganism in
a host

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
b. Transmission of rhinovirus through failing to wash
hands
c. Spread of respiratory viruses and Streptococcus
pyogenes through coughing or sneezing
d. Inhalation of bacteria or viruses that have dried on
bedding or clothing - ANSWER d. Inhalation of bacteria or viruses
that have dried on
bedding or clothing

9. Which of the following organisms are typically spread
through the ingestion of contaminated food or water?
a. Neisseria meningitidis and S. pyogenes
b. Salmonella and Shigella
c. Herpes simplex virus and Treponema pallidum
d. Plasmodium and Borrelia - ANSWER b. Salmonella and Shigella

10. Which of the following organisms are spread through
arthropod vectors?
a. N. meningitidis and S. pyogenes
b. Salmonella and Shigella
c. Herpes simplex virus and T. pallidum
d. Plasmodium and Borrelia - ANSWER d. Plasmodium and Borrelia

11. Innate, or natural, immunity involves which of the
following mechanisms?
a. Mucus and cilia in the respiratory tract that help to
trap and clear microorganisms
b. Humoral immunity

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