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Questions and Answers

What is the primary preventive measure against listeriosis?

  • Antitoxin
  • Antibiotics
  • Hyperimmune human globulin
  • Vaccine (correct)

Which treatment is recommended for diphtheria caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae?

  • Debridement of the wound
  • Hyperimmune human globulin
  • Penicillin G and spasmolytic drugs (correct)
  • Antitoxin

How is diphtheria diagnosed?

  • Anaerobic, gram-positive cocci
  • Anaerobic, gram-negative cocci
  • Anaerobic, gram-negative rods
  • Anaerobic, gram-positive Spore-forming rods (correct)

What is the habitat of Clostridium perfringens?

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Which toxin causes botulism?

<p>Botulinum toxin (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is gas gangrene transmitted?

<p>Contamination of wound with soil or feces (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which bacterium is known for appearing as V or L club-shaped and is acquired by eating reheated rice?

<p>Corynebacterium diphtheriae (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the treatment for diphtheria?

<p>Antibiotics (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which bacterium appears as drum-stick appearances?

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What is used in the diagnosis of diphtheria?

<p>Poly-D-glutamate Capsule (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the main symptoms of Bacillus cereus food poisoning?

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How does Corynebacterium diphtheriae initially present in a patient?

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What is the habitat of Listeria monocytogenes?

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Which organism causes pseudomembrane in the throat due to the death of mucosal epithelial cells?

<p>Corynebacterium diphtheriae (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is the diphtheria toxin neutralized in treatment?

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What stain shows Corynebacterium diphtheriae as club-shaped gram-positive rods arranged in V or L shape?

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What is the prevention method recommended for pregnant women and immunocompromised patients regarding Listetia monocytogenes?

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What enhances the growth of Listeria monocytogenes?

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Flashcards

Listeriosis Prevention

Avoiding unpasteurized milk and raw vegetables.

Diphtheria Treatment

Penicillin G alongside spasmolytic drugs.

Diphtheria Diagnosis

Anaerobic, gram-positive Spore forming rods.

Clostridium perfringens habitat

Soil and the human colon.

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Botulism Causing Toxin

Botulinum toxin

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Gas gangrene Transmission

Contamination of wound with soil or feces.

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Initial Diphtheria Presentation

Sore throat and neck lymph nodes enlargement.

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Diphtheria Treatment

Antibiotics

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Diphtheria Diagnosis

Poly-D-glutamate Capsule

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Bacillus cereus Symptoms

Nausea, vomiting, and non-bloody diarrhea.

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Listeria monocytogenes Habitat

Animals, plants & soil

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Pseudomembrane Cause

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

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Diphtheria Toxin Neutralization

With antitoxin made in horses.

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Corynebacterium stain

Metachromatic granules stain

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Bacillus anthracis Appearance

drum-stick appearances

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V/L Shaped Bacterium

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

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Listeria Growth

"Cold enhancement"

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