Laboratory Diagnosis of Bioterrorism Agents — MCQs

An advanced diagnostic technique that has been suggested as an alternative to culture methods is:

Which of the following is best for ante-mortem diagnosis of rabies?

A female patient presents with dysuria and frequency. A coagulase-negative, novobiocin-resistant Staphylococcus species (>10^4 CFU/mL) was grown in urine culture. What does this indicate?

A nurse keeps the bins as shown in the image in the hospital ward. Which of the following items would go into the black bin?

A Giemsa stain of a thin peripheral blood smear is prepared. Which of the following cannot be diagnosed?

A farmer presents to the emergency department with painful inguinal lymphadenopathy and a history of fever and flu-like symptoms. Clinical examination reveals an ulcer on the leg. Which of the following stains should be used to detect suspected bipolar-stained organisms?

Staphylococcus is a type of:

Category A bioterrorism agent is:

Which of the following is classified as a Category A bioterrorism agent?

Targeted critical agents used in a bioterrorist event are except?