Test Bank For Textbook Of Diagnostic Microbiology
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Chapters 1 - 41 mm mm mm
, Mahon: Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology, 6th Edition Test Bank
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Table of contents
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Part 1: Introduction to Clinical Microbiology
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Chapter 1. Bacterial Cell Structure, Physiology, Metabolism, and Genetics
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Chapter 2. Host-Parasite Interaction
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Chapter 3. The Laboratory Role in Infection Control
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Chapter 4. Control of Microorganisms: Disinfection, Sterilization, and Microbiology Safety
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Chapter 5. Performance Improvement in the Microbiology Laboratory
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Chapter 6. Specimen Collection and Processing
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Chapter 7. Microscopic Examination of Materials from Infected Sites
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Chapter 8. Use of Colony Morphology for the Presumptive Identification of Microorganisms
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Chapter 9. Biochemical Identification of Gram-Negative Bacteria
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Chapter 10. Immunodiagnosis of Infectious Diseases
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Chapter 11. Applications of Molecular Diagnostics
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Chapter 12. Antibacterial Mechanisms of Action and Bacterial Resistance Mechanisms
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Chapter 13. Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
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Part 2: Laboratory Identification of Significant Isolates
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Chapter 14. Staphylococci
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Chapter 15. Streptococcus, Enterococcus, and Other Catalase-Negative, Gram-Positive Cocci
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Chapter 16. Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli
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Chapter 17. Neisseria Species and Moraxella catarrhalis
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Chapter 18. Haemophilus, HACEK, Legionella and Other Fastidious Gram-Negative Bacilli
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Chapter 19. Enterobacteriaceae
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Chapter 20. Vibrio, Aeromonas, and Campylobacter Species
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Chapter 21. Nonfermenting and Miscellaneous Gram-Negative Bacilli
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Chapter 22. Anaerobes of Clinical Importance
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Chapter 23. The Spirochetes
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Chapter 24. Chlamydia, Rickettsia, and Similar Organisms
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Chapter 25. Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma
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Chapter 26. Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
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Chapter 27. Medically Significant Fungi
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Chapter 28. Diagnostic Parasitology
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Chapter 29. Clinical Virology
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Chapter 30. Agents of Bioterror and Forensic Microbiology
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Chapter 31. Biofilms: Architects of Disease
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Part 3: Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases: and Organ System Approach to
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DiagnosticMicrobiology
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Chapter 32. Upper and Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
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Chapter 33. Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
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Chapter 34. Gastrointestinal Infections and Food Poisoning
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Chapter 35. Infections of the Central Nervous System
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Chapter 36. Bacteremia and Sepsis
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Chapter 37. Urinary Tract Infections
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Chapter 38. Genital Infections and Sexually Transmitted Infections
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Chapter 39. Infections in Special Populations
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Chapter 40. Zoonotic Diseases
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Chapter 41. Ocular Infections
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,Chapter 01: Bacterial Cell Structure, Physiology, Metabolism, and
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GeneticsMahon: Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology, 6th Edition
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mm Test Bank
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MULTIPLE CHOICE mm
1. To mm survive, microbial inhabitants have learned to adapt by varying all of the following, except
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a. growth rate. mm
b. growth in all atmospheric conditions.
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c. growth at particular temperatures.
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d. bacterial shape. mm
ANSWER: D mm
The chapter begins by discussing the way microbial inhabitants have had to evolve to
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survivein many different niches and habitats. It discusses slow growers, rapid growers,
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and replication with scarce or abundant nutrients, under different atmospheric
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conditions, temperature requirements, and cell structure. Bacterial shape as a form of
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evolution is not discussed.
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OBJ: Level 2: Interpretation
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2. Who was considered the father of protozoology and bacteriology?
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a. Anton van Leeuwenhoek mm mm
b. Louis Pasteur mm
c. Carl Landsteiner mm
d. Michael Douglas mm
ANSWER: A mm
The book discusses Anton van Leeuwenhoek as the inventor of the microscope and
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the first person to see the ―beasties.‖ So they dubbed him the father of protozoology
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and bacteriology.The other three individuals were not discussed.
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OBJ: Level 1: Recall
mm mm mm
3. Prokaryotic cells have which of the following structures in their cytoplasm?
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a. Golgi apparatus mm
b. Ribosomes
c. Mitochondria
d. Endoplasmic reticulum mm
ANSWER: B mm
All the structures listed are found in eukaryotic cells, but ribosomes are the only
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ones thatapply to prokaryotic cells.
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OBJ: Level 1: Recall
mm mm mm
4. This form of DNA is commonly found in eukaryotic cells.
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a. Linear
b. Circular
c. Plasmid
d. Colloid
, ANSWER: A mm
Circular and plasmid DNA are usually found only in bacteria, not eukaryotic cells.
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Colloid isa property of protein molecules and is not associated with nucleotides.
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OBJ: Level 1: Recall
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5. The nuclear membrane in prokaryotes is
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a. missing.
b. impenetrable.
c. a classic membrane.
mm mm
d. a lipid bilayer membrane.
mm mm mm
ANSWER: A mm
Prokaryotic cells do not have any membrane-bound structures in the cytoplasm
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including astructured nucleus.
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OBJ: Level 1: Recall
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6. A microorganism that is a unicellular organism and lacks a nuclear membrane
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and truenucleus belongs to which classification?
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a. Fungi
b. Bacteria
c. Algae
d. Parasite
ANSWER: B mm
Fungi, algae, and parasites are unicellular eukaryotic organisms that contain a true
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nucleus.Bacteria are prokaryotic and do not contain a true nucleus or nuclear
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membrane.
mm
OBJ: Level 1: Recall
mm mm mm
7. In mm the laboratory, the clinical microbiologist is responsible for all the following, except
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a. isolating microorganisms. mm
b. selecting treatment for patients. mm mm mm
c. identifying microorganisms. mm
d. analyzing bacteria that cause disease. mm mm mm mm
ANSWER: B mm
Clinical microbiologists do not select the treatment for patients. They provide the doctor
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withthe name of the organism and the antibiotics that can kill the bacteria, but not in
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the final selection of treatment protocols.
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OBJ: Level 2: Recall
mm mm mm
8. What enables the microbiologist to select the correct media for primary culture and
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optimizethe chance of isolating a pathogenic organism?
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a. Determining staining characteristics mm mm
b. Understanding the cell structure and biochemical pathways of an organism
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c. Understanding the growth requirements of potential pathogens at specific body site
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d. Knowing the differences in cell walls of particular bacteria
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ANSWER: C mm
mm mm mm mm mm mm
mm 6th Edition By Connie R. Mahon
mm mm mm mm mm mm
Chapters 1 - 41 mm mm mm
, Mahon: Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology, 6th Edition Test Bank
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
Table of contents
mm mm
Part 1: Introduction to Clinical Microbiology
mm mm mm mm mm
Chapter 1. Bacterial Cell Structure, Physiology, Metabolism, and Genetics
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
Chapter 2. Host-Parasite Interaction
mm mm mm
Chapter 3. The Laboratory Role in Infection Control
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
Chapter 4. Control of Microorganisms: Disinfection, Sterilization, and Microbiology Safety
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
Chapter 5. Performance Improvement in the Microbiology Laboratory
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
Chapter 6. Specimen Collection and Processing
mm mm mm mm mm
Chapter 7. Microscopic Examination of Materials from Infected Sites
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
Chapter 8. Use of Colony Morphology for the Presumptive Identification of Microorganisms
mm m m mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
Chapter 9. Biochemical Identification of Gram-Negative Bacteria
mm m m mm mm mm mm
Chapter 10. Immunodiagnosis of Infectious Diseases
mm mm mm mm mm
Chapter 11. Applications of Molecular Diagnostics
mm mm mm mm mm
Chapter 12. Antibacterial Mechanisms of Action and Bacterial Resistance Mechanisms
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
Chapter 13. Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
mm mm mm mm
Part 2: Laboratory Identification of Significant Isolates
mm mm mm mm mm mm
Chapter 14. Staphylococci
mm mm
Chapter 15. Streptococcus, Enterococcus, and Other Catalase-Negative, Gram-Positive Cocci
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
Chapter 16. Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli
mm mm mm mm
Chapter 17. Neisseria Species and Moraxella catarrhalis
mm mm mm mm mm mm
Chapter 18. Haemophilus, HACEK, Legionella and Other Fastidious Gram-Negative Bacilli
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
Chapter 19. Enterobacteriaceae
mm mm
Chapter 20. Vibrio, Aeromonas, and Campylobacter Species
mm mm mm mm mm mm
Chapter 21. Nonfermenting and Miscellaneous Gram-Negative Bacilli
mm mm mm mm mm mm
Chapter 22. Anaerobes of Clinical Importance
mm mm mm mm mm
Chapter 23. The Spirochetes
mm mm mm
Chapter 24. Chlamydia, Rickettsia, and Similar Organisms
mm mm mm mm mm mm
Chapter 25. Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma
mm mm mm mm
Chapter 26. Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
mm mm mm mm mm mm
Chapter 27. Medically Significant Fungi
mm mm mm mm
Chapter 28. Diagnostic Parasitology
mm mm mm
Chapter 29. Clinical Virology
mm mm mm
Chapter 30. Agents of Bioterror and Forensic Microbiology
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
Chapter 31. Biofilms: Architects of Disease
mm mm mm mm mm
Part 3: Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases: and Organ System Approach to
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
DiagnosticMicrobiology
mm m
Chapter 32. Upper and Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
Chapter 33. Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
mm mm mm mm mm mm
Chapter 34. Gastrointestinal Infections and Food Poisoning
mm mm mm mm mm mm
Chapter 35. Infections of the Central Nervous System
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
Chapter 36. Bacteremia and Sepsis
mm mm mm mm
Chapter 37. Urinary Tract Infections
mm mm mm mm
Chapter 38. Genital Infections and Sexually Transmitted Infections
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
Chapter 39. Infections in Special Populations
mm mm mm mm mm
Chapter 40. Zoonotic Diseases
mm mm mm
Chapter 41. Ocular Infections
mm mm mm
-
,Chapter 01: Bacterial Cell Structure, Physiology, Metabolism, and
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
GeneticsMahon: Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology, 6th Edition
mm m mm mm mm mm mm mm
mm Test Bank
mm
MULTIPLE CHOICE mm
1. To mm survive, microbial inhabitants have learned to adapt by varying all of the following, except
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
a. growth rate. mm
b. growth in all atmospheric conditions.
mm mm mm mm
c. growth at particular temperatures.
mm mm mm
d. bacterial shape. mm
ANSWER: D mm
The chapter begins by discussing the way microbial inhabitants have had to evolve to
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
survivein many different niches and habitats. It discusses slow growers, rapid growers,
mm m mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
and replication with scarce or abundant nutrients, under different atmospheric
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
conditions, temperature requirements, and cell structure. Bacterial shape as a form of
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
evolution is not discussed.
mm mm mm mm
OBJ: Level 2: Interpretation
mm mm mm
2. Who was considered the father of protozoology and bacteriology?
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
a. Anton van Leeuwenhoek mm mm
b. Louis Pasteur mm
c. Carl Landsteiner mm
d. Michael Douglas mm
ANSWER: A mm
The book discusses Anton van Leeuwenhoek as the inventor of the microscope and
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
the first person to see the ―beasties.‖ So they dubbed him the father of protozoology
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
and bacteriology.The other three individuals were not discussed.
mm mm m mm mm mm mm mm mm
OBJ: Level 1: Recall
mm mm mm
3. Prokaryotic cells have which of the following structures in their cytoplasm?
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
a. Golgi apparatus mm
b. Ribosomes
c. Mitochondria
d. Endoplasmic reticulum mm
ANSWER: B mm
All the structures listed are found in eukaryotic cells, but ribosomes are the only
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
ones thatapply to prokaryotic cells.
mm mm m mm mm mm
OBJ: Level 1: Recall
mm mm mm
4. This form of DNA is commonly found in eukaryotic cells.
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
a. Linear
b. Circular
c. Plasmid
d. Colloid
, ANSWER: A mm
Circular and plasmid DNA are usually found only in bacteria, not eukaryotic cells.
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
Colloid isa property of protein molecules and is not associated with nucleotides.
mm mm m mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
OBJ: Level 1: Recall
mm mm mm
5. The nuclear membrane in prokaryotes is
mm mm mm mm mm
a. missing.
b. impenetrable.
c. a classic membrane.
mm mm
d. a lipid bilayer membrane.
mm mm mm
ANSWER: A mm
Prokaryotic cells do not have any membrane-bound structures in the cytoplasm
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
including astructured nucleus.
mm mm m mm
OBJ: Level 1: Recall
mm mm mm
6. A microorganism that is a unicellular organism and lacks a nuclear membrane
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
and truenucleus belongs to which classification?
mm mm m mm mm mm mm
a. Fungi
b. Bacteria
c. Algae
d. Parasite
ANSWER: B mm
Fungi, algae, and parasites are unicellular eukaryotic organisms that contain a true
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
nucleus.Bacteria are prokaryotic and do not contain a true nucleus or nuclear
mm m mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
membrane.
mm
OBJ: Level 1: Recall
mm mm mm
7. In mm the laboratory, the clinical microbiologist is responsible for all the following, except
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
a. isolating microorganisms. mm
b. selecting treatment for patients. mm mm mm
c. identifying microorganisms. mm
d. analyzing bacteria that cause disease. mm mm mm mm
ANSWER: B mm
Clinical microbiologists do not select the treatment for patients. They provide the doctor
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
withthe name of the organism and the antibiotics that can kill the bacteria, but not in
mm m mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
the final selection of treatment protocols.
mm mm mm mm mm mm
OBJ: Level 2: Recall
mm mm mm
8. What enables the microbiologist to select the correct media for primary culture and
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
optimizethe chance of isolating a pathogenic organism?
mm m mm mm mm mm mm mm
a. Determining staining characteristics mm mm
b. Understanding the cell structure and biochemical pathways of an organism
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
c. Understanding the growth requirements of potential pathogens at specific body site
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
d. Knowing the differences in cell walls of particular bacteria
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
ANSWER: C mm