Biofilms in Orthopaedic Infections — MCQs

A patient develops an infection of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus. All of the following can be used to treat this infection except

The ability of bacteria and microcolonies within biofilm to communicate with one another is?

Which of the following protein molecules is responsible for cell-to-cell adhesion?

A 12-year-old girl begins to limp while playing soccer. She has pain in her right leg and upper right thigh. Her temperature is 102°F. X-ray of the femur reveals that the periosteum is eroded. Assuming that this case is managed as an infectious disease, which of the following is the most likely etiologic agent?

The most common mechanism of resistance to drugs in Staphylococcus is

The most common genetic element responsible for drug resistance in staphylococci is:

In periodontitis, where are the microorganisms primarily localized?

Immediate treatment of compound fracture of tibia includes:

Most common organism in acute osteomyelitis is

A patient presented with 70% burns, and a sample was collected from the burn site. The image shows Gram-negative rods, and the suspected organism is an obligate aerobe. What is the most likely causative microbe?