Vibrio Species Infections Risk Factors
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What is a risk factor for Vibrio infections?

  • Recent consumption of cooked seafood
  • Recent travel to high-altitude areas
  • Recent exercise in freshwater lakes
  • Recent consumption of raw seafood (correct)

    • Which Vibrio species is associated with cholera?

  • V. alginolyticus
  • V. cholerae O1 (correct)
  • V. vulnificus
  • V. parahaemolyticus

    • What is a common clinical infection associated with V. cholerae non-O1?

  • Gastroenteritis (correct)
  • Wound infections
  • Respiratory infections
  • Meningitis

    • What is the morphology of Vibrio species?

    <p>Asporogenous, gram-negative rods</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which Vibrio species is associated with wound infections?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a risk factor for Vibrio infections?

    <p>Accidental trauma incurred during contact with fresh, estuarine, or marine water</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which Vibrio species is associated with ear infections?

    <p>Both b and c</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of Vibrio species?

    <p>Most organisms possess polar, sheathed monotrichous or multitrichous flagella</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which Vibrio species is associated with bacteremia?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the size range of Vibrio species?

    <p>0.5 to 0.8 μm in diameter to 1.4 to 2.6 μm in length</p> Signup and view all the answers

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