Fungal Pathogenesis: Nosocomial and Community-Associated Diseases
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Which term best describes fungal diseases acquired in hospitals?

  • Opportunistic mycoses (correct)
  • Community-associated mycoses
  • Endemic mycoses
  • Superficial mycoses
  • What defines true fungal pathogens?

  • Infecting both immunocompromised and immunocompetent hosts (correct)
  • Infecting only immunocompromised hosts
  • Infecting hosts living in the pathogen's natural habitat
  • Infecting hosts with genetic predispositions
  • Which of the following is NOT a virulence attribute commonly found in fungal pathogens?

  • Biofilm formation
  • Polysaccharide capsule
  • Fast growth rates
  • Antibiotic resistance (correct)
  • What factors are considered predisposing attributes for fungal diseases?

    <p>Impaired T cell-mediated immunity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of fungal disease is characterized by affecting the skin and underlying tissues?

    <p>Subcutaneous mycoses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the FIRST step in the initiation of a fungal infection?

    <p>Invasion of fungal microbiota into the mucosa</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of fungal colonization?

    <p>The presence of a fungal pathogen on/in a host with growth and multiplication but without interaction causing immune response from the host</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a disseminated fungal disease?

    <p>Localized</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What predisposing attribute of a susceptible host can lead to mucormycosis?

    <p>Therapy with the iron chelator deferoxamine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is the CORRECT sequence of steps in the fungal infection process?

    <p>Recognize and attach to the host, Germinate, colonize, and derive nutrition from the host, Subvert host defense responses, Reproduce, exit, and disperse, Find another host</p> Signup and view all the answers

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