Virulence factor Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Virulence: mycolic acid in cell wall causes slow growth, protection from lysis once bacteria are phagocytized, capacity for intracellular growth, resistance to Gram-staining, detergents, many antimicrobial drugs, and dessication - Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Unique properties: grows very slowly, can live within macrophages, tuberculin skin test--positive when red swelling appears, BCG vaccine is used in countries w/ lots of TB cases, effective on 80% of children and 20-50% of adults, cord fact...

NBME CBSE ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024(COMPLETE) (Quiz bank with all the correct answers) (USMLE step 1)Medical examination NBME CBSE ACTUAL TEST 2024 62 year old woman - osteoporosis – a bisphosphonate is prescribed. The expected beneficial effect of the drug is due to which of the following? Decreased Osteoclast Activity Cohot Study of elderly women – relative risk ratio for hip fractures among those who exercise regularly is 1.2 (95% confidence interval of 1.1 to ...

MICROBIOLOGY FOR COMLEX LEVEL 1 EXAM REVIEW UPDATE FALL 2023 Main virulence factor for Staph aureus - Protein A IVDU causes rapid onset bacterial endocarditis (what bacteria) - Staph aureus -Tricuspid valve most commonly affected -"Tricuspid valve endocarditis" Most common cause of Toxic Shock Syndrome - Staph aureus -Hx of nasal packing or tampon in for too long Treatment for Staph aureus (MSSA) - Nafcillin -"Naf for Staph" Pnemonic for Cornybacterium diptheria - "ABCD...

Virulence: mycolic acid in cell wall causes slow growth, protection from lysis once bacteria are phagocytized, capacity for intracellular growth, resistance to Gram-staining, detergents, many antimicrobial drugs, and dessication - Answer-Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Unique properties: grows very slowly, can live within macrophages, tuberculin skin test--positive when red swelling appears, BCG vaccine is used in countries w/ lots of TB cases, effective on 80% of children and 20-50% of adults, ...

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NURSING 5140 All SG Questions Combined (Module 1-12) Study Questions And 100% Verified Answers 2023. Module 1 Study Questions Altered Cellular & Tissue Biology Ch. 2 1. Compare and contrast cellular injury and adaptation. 1. Compare and Contrast cellular injury and adaptation. Cellular Adaptation  Cellular adaptation is an alteration that enables the cell to maintain a steady state called homeostasis despite adverse conditions. It is the cells response to protect itself from injur...

MI Final Exam Questions & Answers 2024 Periplasmic membrane - ANSWER- Cell Envelope - ANSWER--gram pos. and neg. cell wall -outer membrane -cytoplasmic membrane -membrane proteins -porin (only in neg.) Pili Fimbriae - ANSWER-Virulence factor: help bacteria attach to cells that they will infect Nucleoid - ANSWER-most of bacterial DNA is found here, but not bound by a membrane Cell Wall - ANSWER- Genophore - ANSWER-long double strand of DNA, bacterial chromosome Storage ...

Virulence characteristics, unique properties, and diseases caused by: Mycobacterium tuberculosis, - -virulent strains contain cord factor (cell wall component) which is necessary to cause disease -3 types: primary (results from initial infection), secondary (reestab. of active infection after period of dormancy), disseminated (when infection spreads thru body) -high risk ppl are those who contact infected persons and those with immunodeficiencies (HIV--combo has 90% chance of death) -diagno...

Drug Discovery - • Unlike small molecule drugs (pharmaceuticals), large molecule drugs (biopharmaceuticals) are mainly protein-based o These protein-based drugs are similar to natural biological compounds found in human body or they're fragments that mimic active part of natural compounds Discovery of Pharmaceuticals - commences w/ scanning hundreds of compounds, whether w/ actual materials (irrational approach) or virtual simulations (rational approach) • Pharmaceuticals are new che...

Intro to Microbiology Final Exam Questions and correct Answers Helicobacter pylori survives in the? How? Staphylococcus aureus causes? Staph auerus virulence factor(s)? The alpha toxin in staph auerus does what action? The exfoliatin in staph auerus does what action? The TSST in staph auerus does what action? 5 types of exotoxins? MRSA is? TSST means? and is from? Bordetella pertussis causes? Virulence factor(s) of Bordetella pertussis? What is pertactin? What ki...

HESI A2 Entrance Exam 225 Questions with Verified Answers Virulence -CORRECT ANSWER the ability to produce disease Efface -CORRECT ANSWER to wipe out, to rub out, do away with; (medical) the thinning of the cervix during labor Ubiquitous -CORRECT ANSWER omnipresent, existing or being everywhere osmosis -CORRECT ANSWER process of fluid passing through semi-permeable membrane from higher to lower concentration labile -CORRECT ANSWER apt or likely to change, changing quickly -Becaus...