Bacteriology — MCQs

A 34-year-old woman is seen in the emergency department. About 5 hours previously, she began to have nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, and diarrhea. She then developed double vision, which prompted her to ask her husband to bring her to the emergency department. When she is asked to go into the examining room, she stumbles. When she tries to answer questions, her voice sounds odd and she seems to mumble. Physical examination demonstrates a dry mouth, drooping eyelids, markedly diminished pupillary light reflex, a flaccid facial expression, and difficulty in opening her mouth. Within an hour, her condition has markedly deteriorated. She can no longer stand and is intubated because of difficulty breathing. Which of the following microbial species is MOST likely to have caused her condition?

Reactive arthritis is caused by:

Which of the following are pleomorphic organisms?

A farmer presenting with fever off-and-on for the past 4 years was diagnosed to be suffering from chronic brucellosis. All of the following serological tests would be helpful in the diagnosis at this stage except:

Organism involved in cellulitis is:

In cholangitis, the organism mostly responsible is ?

Typhoid carriers harbor bacteria in

The causative agent of louse-borne relapsing fever is:

Botryomycosis is a ___ disease

What is not true about yersiniosis -