NURS 242 MICROBIOLOGY FINAL EXAM latest update

NUR 242 MICROBIOLOGY FINAL EXAM

Chapter 21

1) A 17-year-old boy has pus-filled cysts on his face and upper back. Microscopic examination reveals gram-positive rods. This infection is caused by

A) Acanthamoeba.

B) herpes simplex virus.

C) Propionibacterium acnes.

D) Staphylococcus aureus.

E) Streptococcus pyogenes.

2) Which of the following pairs is mismatched?

A) chickenpox  poxvirus

B) conjunctivitis  Chlamydia trachomatis

C) keratitis  Acanthamoeba

D) otitis externa - Pseudomonas

E) Buruli ulcer  Mycobacterium

3) Assume that your lab partner swabs the side of his face and uses the swab to inoculate a nutrient agar plate. The next day, he performs a Gram stain on the colonies. They are gram-positive cocci. You advise him that he should next look for

A) an acid-fast reaction.

B) a coagulase reaction.

C) conidiospores.

D) pseudohyphae.

E) pseudopods.

4) Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

A) Haemophilus influenzae — pinkeye

B) Chlamydia trachomatis — trachoma

C) Neisseria gonorrhea — opthalmia neonatorum

D) Acanthamoeba — keratitis

E) Pseudomonas — inclusion conjunctivitis

5) A 35-year-old woman has a red, raised rash on the inside of her thighs. Gram-stained skin scrapings show large budding cells with pseudohyphae. The infection is caused by

A) Candida albicans.

B) herpes simplex virus.

C) Staphylococcus aureus.

D) Streptococcus pyogenes.

E) varicella-zoster virus

6) A 45-year-old man has pus-filled vesicles distributed over his back in the upper right quadrant, over his right shoulder, and upper right quadrant of his chest. His symptoms are most likely due to

A) Candida albicans.

B) herpes simplex virus.

C) Staphylococcus aureus.

D) Streptococcus pyogenes.

E) varicella-zoster virus.