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This section includes 13 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Microbiology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Which of the following strains causes acute gastroenteritis in newborns and infants? |
| A. | Enteropathogenic strains |
| B. | Enteroinvasive strains |
| C. | Enterotoxigenic strains |
| D. | Both enteropathogenic and enterotoxigenic |
| Answer» B. Enteroinvasive strains | |
| 2. |
Thayer-Martin medium is used for isolation of organism for which disease? |
| A. | diphtheria |
| B. | meningococcal meningitis |
| C. | gonorrhea |
| D. | gastroenteritis |
| Answer» D. gastroenteritis | |
| 3. |
Which of the following capsular polysaccharides is used for preparing a vaccine against meningococcal meningitis? |
| A. | serovar A |
| B. | serovar B |
| C. | serovar C |
| D. | serovar A and C |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
The organism causing whooping cough can grow on ordinary culture media. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 5. |
Which drug is used for the treatment of brucellosis in humans? |
| A. | Erythromycin |
| B. | Tetracycline |
| C. | Carbenicillin |
| D. | Gentamicin |
| Answer» C. Carbenicillin | |
| 6. |
Which of the following microorganism occurs in swine? |
| A. | Brucella melitensis |
| B. | Brucella abortus |
| C. | Brucella suis |
| D. | Legionella pneumophila |
| Answer» D. Legionella pneumophila | |
| 7. |
Pontiac fever is a more severe disease than Legionnaires disease. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 8. |
Which of the following antibiotics is most effective? |
| A. | streptomycin |
| B. | tetracycline |
| C. | gentamicin |
| D. | ampicillin |
| Answer» D. ampicillin | |
| 9. |
Which disease is caused by P. pseudomallei organism? |
| A. | melioidosis |
| B. | diarrhea |
| C. | gastroenteritis |
| D. | typhoid |
| Answer» B. diarrhea | |
| 10. |
In which body part does the C. jejuni causes infection? |
| A. | mouth |
| B. | stomach |
| C. | small and large intestine |
| D. | limbs |
| Answer» D. limbs | |
| 11. |
Which of the following is a specific test for detecting antitreponemal antibodies? |
| A. | VDRL |
| B. | RPR |
| C. | TPH |
| D. | Widal Test |
| Answer» D. Widal Test | |
| 12. |
Which of the following terms stand for damage to the spinal cord during tertiary stage of syphilis? |
| A. | Lymphadenopathy |
| B. | Malaise |
| C. | Paresis |
| D. | Tabes dorsalis |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
Syphilis is caused by which of the following organism? |
| A. | Treponema pallidum |
| B. | Treponema pertenue |
| C. | Treponema endemicum |
| D. | Treponema carateum |
| Answer» B. Treponema pertenue | |