Question

1) List the 3 most important procedures in clinical microbiology.__________ _______________ and _________

2) A positive string test is associated with _____________

3) The most aggressive form of malaria is _________________

4) A patient prestented with cough, night sweats and a skin lession. Pertinent history includes a claim that he once live in Arizona.This organism is most likely to be identfied as ____________ ____________

Answer 1

1. The three most important procedures in clinical microbiology are- Biochemical analysis of the pathogen samples(for identifying the pathogen), Kirby Bauer disk diffusion technique (for identifying the antibiotic sensitivity of the pathogen) and culture of the pathogens.

2. A positive string test is associated with klebsiella infection[ Explanation- The positive string test indicates a feature of the vulture called hypermucovsicocity factor, which is actually a virulent factor, that is associated with klebsiella infection]

3. The most aggressive form of malaria is- Cerebral malaria [ Explanation- it is associated with the infection of P.falciparum]

4.THE organism is most likely to be identified as fungus coccidioides [ Explanation- The disease is valleys fever]