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A comprehensive set of multiple-choice questions and answers covering various topics related to infectious diseases and their management. It includes questions on bacterial meningitis, scabies, sexually transmitted infections, hospital-acquired infections, and viral infections. Designed to help students prepare for their csfa sfa 202 course exams.
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CSFA SFA 202 Week 4 Test Bacterial meningitis is usually milder than viral infection and is self-limiting, requiringonly supportive care - ANSWER False
Secondary prevention of bacterial meningitis refers to the administration ofprophylactic antibiotics - ANSWER True
The epidemic spread of certain strains of meningococci can be prevented byvaccination - ANSWER True
The clinical features of CNS infection can be considered in four groups: generalfeatures of infection, meningeal irritation, localizing features and raised intracranial pressure - ANSWER True The CNS is well protected against invasion by pathogenic microorganisms by the rigid,bony skeleton - ANSWER True
Infection of the central nervous system is unfortunately a common event -False ANSWER
Scabies is an irritating infestation of the skin caused by the mite sarcoptes scabei -ANSWER True
Endometritis may arise postpartum or postabortion - ANSWER True Only the lower portion of the urethra has a resident bacterial flora - ANSWER True Cervicitis is the female counterpart of urethritis in adult males - ANSWER True The leading infective causes of vaginal discharge include: bacterial vaginosis,candidiasis, and trichomoniasis - ANSWER True
If penicillinase-producing strains are uncommon, gonococcal urethritis can be treatedwith a single large dose of ampicillin combined with probenicid - ANSWER True
Lympogranulomavenereum is a genital infection in which lymphadenopathy is thepredominant feature. It is caused by chlamydia trachomatis - ANSWER True
During secondary syphilis both the group specific tests and specific treponemal testswill be positive in all cases - ANSWER True
In the primary stage of syphilis a maculopapular rash will appear - ANSWER False Genital warts should not be dismissed as a trivial condition in either male or femalepatients because they increase the probability of malignant transformation - ANSWER True Genitourinary tuberculosis infection is usually post-primary disease caused byCorynebacterium - ANSWER False
Osteomyelitis associated with peripheral vascular disease, often affects the hands andis commonly caused by streptococci and anaerobic bacteria - ANSWER False
Around 55% of babies born to seropositive mothers develops AIDS - ANSWER False Transmission of mumps is by droplet infection - ANSWER True Mumps meningitis has a good prognosis and can be managed with bed rest -True ANSWER
Polio is an infection of the central nervous system caused by a neurotropic enterovirusof the picornavirus group - ANSWER True
Lysosyme, present in tears, may also increase the aggregation of bacteria -True ANSWER
Omphalitis is an infection of the umbilical stump - ANSWER True Treatment of an established genital herpes infection in the pregnant patient at the timeof delivery is with acyclovir - ANSWER True
Increased time spent indoors, particularly in crowded, poor housing conditions, is themain reason for increased respiratory infections - ANSWER True
In adults, mumps and chicken pox are less likely to have serious consequences -ANSWER False
There is currently no effective treatment for cytomegalovirus, which is the mostcommon congenital viral infection - ANSWER True
Signs of severe infection in infants may be more subtle: irritability, reluctances to feed,restlessness, or non-specific rash - ANSWER True
Septic arthritis is usually caused by blood-borne bacteria but can also be caused byviruses or fungi - ANSWER True
Congenital infections include rubella and parvovirus infection - ANSWER True The toxins of tetanospasmin do not have to destroy cells to cause damage -True ANSWER
A condition of unknown etiology that affects premature neonates is scalded skinsyndrome - ANSWER False
Bacterial keratitis can be caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae - ANSWER True Perinatal infections include omphalitis and scalded skin syndrome - ANSWER False There is not effective antiviral treatment for polio - ANSWER True To achieve "herd immunity" it is usually necessary to vaccinate 60% - ANSWER False Fever, when present in joint or bone infection, may signify the onset of septicemia -ANSWER True
Neisseria gonorrhoeae is the most common cause of rheumatoid arthritis in sexuallyactive young adults - ANSWER False
Septic arthritis usually occurs in a single load-bearing joint - ANSWER True
International travelers should make sure that their routine vaccinations are keptup-to-date which includes polio and diphtheria - ANSWER True
The presenting symptoms in candidiasis are diarrhea and dysphagia - ANSWER False The most common initial diagnosis in AIDS is Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia -ANSWER True
Whether caused by primary disease or treatment, neutropenia puts the patient at risk ofbacterial and yeast infection - ANSWER True
Pneumonia is the third most common hospital-acquired infection and the most commonone to cause death - ANSWER True
Immunocompromised patients are at greater risk of infection with organisms that wouldnot normally cause infection or that would require a much larger inoculum to cause infection. These are sometimes referred to as "opportunist pathogens" -True ANSWER
Pneumonia is the single most common type of hospital acquired infection -False ANSWER
Although the hospital environment may possess an abundant microbial flora, the staffand patients serve as the principal source of hospital-acquired infection - ANSWER True Needle-stick and other sharp injuries are the most common means of transmittinghospital-acquired HIV infection and hepatitis - ANSWER True
Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli causes up to 70% of diarrhea in patients traveling tothe tropics - ANSWER True
CSFA SFA 202 Week 7 Test Rubella virus is diagnoses by a serological methods - ANSWER True Mycobacteria are slow-growing, acid-fast bacilli - ANSWER True RMSF is not restricted to the region suggested by its name. The causative organism inan obligate, intracellular Gram-positive bacillus that is transmitted by the bite of a wood tick - ANSWER False Many species of bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites have been implicated in syphilis -ANSWER False
Shingallae are a group of non-motile Gram-negative bacteria - ANSWER True Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumonococcus) is a Gram-positive diplococcus thatappears on blood agar - ANSWER True
The herpes virus is double-stranded linear DNA? - ANSWER True Infective endocarditis is an infection of the endocardium, usually with systemicconsequences - ANSWER True
Enteric Bacilli are also know as coliforms - ANSWER True M. tuberculosis is the single most important human pathogen in the mycobacteria group- ANSWER True
Hookworms are intestinal nematodes that considerably overlap in their distribution fromthe Old World into the New World - ANSWER True
Cefotaxime is a "third generation cephalosporin" that has a potent activity against manyGram-positive bacteria - ANSWER False
Tetracycline is not useful against protozoal parasites - ANSWER False Capsule stain is a dual step process used to detect the presence of bacterial or fungalcapsules - ANSWER False
Agar is the term used to refer to a type of solid growth medium for bacteria or fungi -ANSWER True
Which of the following is true about Silver sulphadiazine? -burns ANSWER It is applied to
Cell culture is a term referring to the use of cell monolayer for cultivation of obligateintracellular pathogens such as chlamydias - ANSWER True
Fine clumping cause by a reaction between a test organism and agglutinating antisera iscalled agglutination - ANSWER True
Culicine mosquitoes transmit arbovirus and malaria - ANSWER False Pediculus humanus are wingless insects otherwise known as fleas - ANSWER False Candida are multi-celled, budding fungi or yeasts are indigenous flora of thegastrointestinal tract in some people - ANSWER False
Amantidine is used for treatment and prevention of type "A" influenza outbreaks -ANSWER True
The VDRL test is a non-specific serological test for infection with Treponema pallidum -ANSWER True
Toxoplasmosis is transmitted by ingestion of raw or poorly cooked met containingsporulated oocyte - ANSWER True
A serological test is used to asses the rubella immune status of pregnant women -ANSWER True
Beta lactamase testing identifies the enzyme responsible for resistance to penicillin -ANSWER True
The ESR is the speed at which a column of red blood cells settles - ANSWER True The relative percentage of different leucocyte cell lines in peripheral blood or other fluidexamined is called the differential count - ANSWER True
Acanthamoeba is a free-living amoeba known to cause meningitis in theimmunosuppressed and keratitis in contact lens wearers - ANSWER True
Complement fixation is an antibody test detection method - ANSWER True