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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 s s s s
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
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Chapter 16. Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli
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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 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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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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satmospheric conditions, temperature requireme nts, and cell structure. Bacterial
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OBJ: Level 2: Interpretation
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first perso n to see the ―beasties.‖ So they dubbed him the father of protozoology and
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bacteriology.The ot her three individuals were not discussed.
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OBJ: s s Level 1: Recall ss ss
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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 s s s s
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
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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
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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 s s s s s s s s
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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ss GeneticsMah on: Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology, 7th Edition Test Bank
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MULTIPLE s s CHOICE
1. To ss survive, microbial inhabitants have learned to adapt by varying all of the following, exce
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a. growth rate. s s
b. growth in all atmospheric conditions.
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c. growth at particular temperatures. ss s s s s
d. bacterial shape. ss
ANS: D s s
The chapter begins by discussing the way microbial inhabitants have had to evolve to
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surviveinmany different niches and habitats. It discusses slow growers, rapid growers,
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and replication wi th scarce or abundant nutrients, under different
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satmospheric conditions, temperature requireme nts, and cell structure. Bacterial
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shape as a form of evolution is not discussed.
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OBJ: Level 2: Interpretation
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2. Who was considered the s s s s s s s s father of protozoology and bacteriology?
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a. Anton van Leeuwenhoek ss ss
b. Louis Pasteur s s
c. Carl Landsteiner
d. Michael Douglas
ANS: A ss
The book discusses Anton van Leeuwenhoek as the inventor of the microscope and the
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first perso n to see the ―beasties.‖ So they dubbed him the father of protozoology and
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bacteriology.The ot her three individuals were not discussed.
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OBJ: s s Level 1: Recall ss ss
3. Prokaryotic cells have which of the following structures in their cytoplasm?
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a. Golgi apparatus s s
b. Ribosomes
c. Mitochondria
d. Endoplasmic reticulum ss
ANS: B s s
All the structures listed are found in eukaryotic cells, but ribosomes are
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the only ones thatapply to prokaryotic cells.
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OBJ: s s Level 1: Recall ss ss
4. This form of DNA2is commonly found in eukaryotic cells.
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a. Linear
b. Circular
c. Plasmid
d. Colloid
.
.
, ANS: A ss
Circular and plasmid DNA are usually found only in bacteria, not2eukaryotic cells. Colloid
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isa pr operty of protein molecules and is not2associated with nucleotides.
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OBJ: s s Level 1: Recall ss ss
5. The nuclear membrane in prokaryotes
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a. missing.
b. impenetrable.
c. a classic membrane. ss ss
d. a lipid bilayer membrane.
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ANS: A ss
Prokaryotic cells do not have any membrane- ss ss ss ss ss ss
bound structures in the cytoplasm including astructured nucleus.
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OBJ: s s Level 1: Recall ss ss
6. A microorganism that is a unicellular organism and lacks a nuclear
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membrane and truenu cleus belongs to which classification?
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a. Fungi
b. Bacteria
c. Algae
d. Parasite
ANS: B s s
Fungi, algae, and parasites are unicellular eukaryotic organisms that contain
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a true nucleus.B acteria are prokaryotic and do not contain a true nucleus or nuclear
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membrane.
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OBJ: s s Level 1: Recall ss ss
7. In the laboratory, the clinical microbiologist is responsible for all the following, except
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a. isolating microorganisms. s s
b. selecting treatment for patients. s s s s s s
c. identifying microorganisms. s s
d. analyzing bacteria that cause disease. ss ss ss ss
ANS: B s s
Clinical microbiologists do not select the treatment for patients. They
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provide the doctor withthe name of the organism and the antibiotics that can kill the
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bacteria, but not in the final selection of treatment protocols.
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OBJ: s s Level 2: Recall ss ss
8. What enables the microbiologist to select the correct media for primary culture
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and optimizeth e chance of isolating a pathogenic organism?
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a. Determining staining characteristics s s s s
b. Understanding the cell structure and biochemical pathways of an organism s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
c. Understanding the growth requirements of potential pathogens at specific body site ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
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