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What type of immunodeficiency does malnutrition cause?

a. primary adaptive
b. secondary adaptive
c. primary innate
d. secondary innate

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b. secondary adaptive

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What type of immunodeficiency does a phagocytic cell deficiency cause?

a. primary adaptive
b. secondary adaptive
c. primary innate
d. secondary innate

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c. primary innate

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Which is used to treat ecthyma gangrenosum?

a. aminoglycoside + beta-lactam
b. cytotoxic drugs
c. high doses of corticosteroids
d. ketoconazole

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a. aminoglycoside + beta-lactam

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What type of immunodeficiency does a T cell deficiency cause?

a. primary adaptive
b. secondary adaptive
c. primary innate
d. secondary innate

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a. primary adaptive

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When are fungal infections more common?

a. 1-20 days of neutropenia
b. more than 20 days of neutropenia

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b. more than 20 days of neutropenia

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Which is the treatment for chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis?

a. nystanin
b. ketoconazole
c. azole mouthwash

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b. ketoconazole

A&C are for oropharyngeal candidiasis

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Which is the treatment for oropharyngeal candidiasis?

a. nystatin
b. ketoconazole
c. corticosteroids

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a. nystatin

and azole mouthwash

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which of the following is most likely to get disseminated candidiasis?

a. colon cancer
b. HIV patients
c. leukemia or lymphoma patients

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c. leukemia or lymphoma patients

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Which is used to treat gram-negative with empiric therapy?

a. amphotericin A
b. amphotericin B
c. vancomycin
d. anti-pseudomonal activity

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d. anti-pseudomonal activity

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Which is used to treat gram-positive with empiric therapy?

a. amphotericin A
b. amphotericin B
c. vancomycin
d. anti-pseudomonal activity

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c. vancomycin

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Which is used to treat fungi with empiric therapy?

a. amphotericin A
b. amphotericin B
c. vancomycin
d. anti-pseudomonal activity

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b. amphotericin B

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Which of the following suppresses cell-mediated immunity?

a. aminoglycoside + beta-lactam
b. cytotoxic drugs
c. high doses of corticosteroids

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b. cytotoxic drugs

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Which of the following suppresses the inflammatory response?

a. aminoglycoside + beta-lactam
b. cytotoxic drugs
c. high doses of corticosteroids

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c. high doses of corticosteroids

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Which of the following doesn’t have a vaccine?

a. Streptococcus pneumoniae
b. Varicella-zoster virus
c. Hepatitis C

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c. Hepatitis C

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A 65 year old patient comes to the clinic with a PUO, which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

a. infection
b. neoplasm
c. connective tissue disorder
d. polymyalgia rheumatica

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d. polymyalgia rheumatica

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A Pel–Ebstein fever pattern indicates which disease?

a. malaria
b. lymphoma
c. typhoid
d. brucellosis

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b. lymphoma

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A pulse-temperature dissociation fever pattern indicates which disease?

a. malaria
b. lymphoma
c. brucellosis
d. toxoplasmosis

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c. brucellosis

and typhoid!

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Which of the following is most common in a patient with deficient cell-mediated immunity?

a. bacterial infections
b. viral infections
c. parasitic infections

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b. viral infections

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Which of the following is most common in a patient with neutropenia?

a. bacterial infections
b. viral infections
c. parasitic infections

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a. bacterial infections

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Which of the following is a risk factor of biliary abscesses?

a. appendicitis
b. the elderly
c. perforations

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b. the elderly

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Which of the following organisms produces Q fever?

a. Coxiella burnetii
b. Chlamydia pneumoniae
c. Yersinia enterocolitica

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a. Coxiella burnetii

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fever and lymph node enlargement are indicators of

a. malaria
b. lymphoma
c. brucellosis
d. toxoplasmosis

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d. toxoplasmosis

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A tertian & quartan fever pattern indicates which disease?

a. malaria
b. lymphoma
c. typhoid
d. brucellosis

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a. malaria

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Patient who recently traveled to the middle east has a fever, which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

a. SARS
b. MERS
c. Typhoid
d. Dengue

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b. MERS

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Patient who recently traveled to Africa has a fever, which of the following is the most likely diagnosis? a. SARS b. Meningococcal meningitis c. MERS d. Japanese B encephalitis
b. Meningococcal meningitis
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Which country is endemic for hepatic schistosomiasis? a. australia b. china d. india
b. china | india= urinary schistosomiasis
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Patient who recently traveled to Southern China has a fever, which of the following is the most likely diagnosis? a. Meningococcal meningitis b. MERS c. Japanese B encephalitis d. ebola
c. Japanese B encephalitis
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Where is ebola endemic today? a. southern america b. china c. congo d. middle east
c. congo
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Where is the Zika virus endemic today? a. southern america b. china c. congo d. mongolia
a. southern america
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Where is the Brucellosis endemic? a. southern america b. china c. congo d. mongolia
d. mongolia | middle east & turkey too
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Patient has leukocytosis, which of the following is most likely? a. bacterial infections b. viral infections c. parasitic infections
a. bacterial infections
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Patient has Eosinophilia, which of the following is most likely? a. bacterial infections b. viral infections c. parasitic infections
c. parasitic infections
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Patient has Lymphocytosis, which of the following is most likely? a. bacterial infections b. viral infections c. parasitic infections
b. viral infections
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A fever pattern that has two peaks separated by afebrile interval indicates which disease? a. malaria b. lymphoma c. brucellosis d. dengue
d. dengue
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Patient who recently traveled to Africa has a fever, which of the following is the most likely diagnosis? a. Japanese B encephalitis b. MERS c. Yellow fever d. SARS
c. Yellow fever
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Which of the following is an invasive bacterial pathogen? a. V. cholerae b. C. jejuni c. ETEC
b. C. jejuni | and Shigella
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Which of the following organisms would result in toxins in the stool? a. V. cholerae b. C. jejuni c. C. difficile d. EPEC
c. C. difficile
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Which of the following are organisms spread by the airborne route? a. Mycobacterium tuberculosis b. Escherichia c. Visceral leishmaniasis
a. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
39
Which of the following are organisms spread by the airborne route? a. varicella zoster virus b. parvovirus c. cytomegalovirus
a. varicella zoster virus
40
A healthy patient is admitted to the hospital and within an hour, he presented with an infection. Which of the following is most accurate? a. community-associated infection b. hospital-associated infection
a. community-associated infection | he got it from the community then came to the hospital
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Patient presents with MRSA, tests show it has mec type 1, 2, &3. Where did the patient most likely get the infection? a. community b. hospital
b. hospital | community aquired MRSA has mec type 4 &5
42
Football player comes in with skin lesions and a skin infection, which MRSA type does he have? a. CA-MRSA b. HA-MRSA
a. CA-MRSA
43
Hospital-associated respiratory tract infections usually affect a. upper respiratory tract b. lower respiratory tract
b. lower respiratory tract
44
Which of the following is the most common cause of septicemia? a. Pneumonia b. Kidney infection c. UTI
c. UTI
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Which of the following can grow in the fridge? a. C. botulinum b. L. monocytogenes c. Bacillus cereus d. Campylobacter jejuni
b. L. monocytogenes | and Y. enterocolitica
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Which of the following causes vomiting? a. heat stable B. cereus toxin b. heat labile B. cereus toxin
a. heat stable B. cereus toxin | B causes diarrhea
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Which of the following release a toxin during the sporulation of the spore? a. Clostridium perfringens b. Clostridium botulinum
a. Clostridium perfringens
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Which of the following does a patient most likely have if he consumed shell-fish and presented with food poisoning? a. C. perfringens b. C. botulinum c. V. cholerae d. B. cereus
c. V. cholerae
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Which of the following is most associated with fried rice? a. C. perfringens b. C. botulinum c. V. cholerae d. B. cereus
d. B. cereus
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Which of the following release a toxin during the germination of the spore? a. Clostridium perfringens b. Clostridium botulinum
b. Clostridium botulinum
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Which of the following is most likely found in brackish water? a. Y. enterocolitica b. V. parahaemolyticus c. V. cholerae d. B. cereus
b. V. parahaemolyticus
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Which of the following caused the 2015 outbreak of diarrhea in Mexican restaurants? a. EIEC b. EHEC c. EPEC d. ETEC
b. EHEC also known as STEC = Shiga toxin-producing E. coli VTEC = Verotoxin-producing E. coli
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Which TWO Salmonella serotype caused the alfalfa sprout associated, foodborne infections? a. typhimurium b. enteritidis c. Muenchen d. Kentucky
c. Muenchen & d. Kentucky
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Which of the following is associated with floppy baby syndrome? a. C. perfringens b. C. botulinum c. V. cholerae d. B. cereus
b. C. botulinum
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Which of the following is associated with thermostable direct hemolysin (TDH)? a. Y. enterocolitica b. B. cereus c. V. cholerae d. V. parahaemolyticus
d. V. parahaemolyticus | TDH demonstrated in Wagatsuma agar
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Patient comes in with pain resembling acute appendicitis, which of the following is most likely? a. Y. enterocolitica b. B. cereus c. V. cholerae d. V. parahaemolyticus
a. Y. enterocolitica | mesenteric lymphadenitis that resembles acute appendicitis
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Which staph spp is the most likely cause of UTI's? a. S. aureus b. S. saprophyticus c. S. epidermidis d. S. homonis e. S. capitis
b. S. saprophyticus
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Which of the following is NOT caused by Staph. aureus? a. folliculitis b. carbuncle c. furuncle d. erysipelas
d. erysipelas
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Which of the following is not caused by Streptococci group A? a. necrotizing fasciitis b. cellulitis c. furuncle d. impetigo
c. furuncle
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Which of the following is the most common cause of Impetigo in a 8-year-old child? a. S. aureus b. S. pyogenes c. propionibacterium
b. S. pyogenes
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Which of the following occurs because the bacteria get into the skin via a skin break? a. folliculitis b. carbuncle c. cellulitis d. erysipelas
c. cellulitis | caused by either S. pyogenes or S. aureus
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Which of the following toxins produces scalded skin syndrome? a. exfoliatin b. toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 c. pore-forming toxins d. diphtheria toxin
a. exfoliatin
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Which of the following is used to treat flesh-eating bacteria? a. coxacillin b. vancomycin c. teicoplanin d. benzyl penicilin
d. benzyl penicilin
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Which of the following causes acne? a. S. aureus b. S. pyogenes c. S. epidermidis d. propionibacterium
c. propionibacterium
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Which of the following is called the "flesh-eating bacteria"? a. S. aureus b. S. pyogenes c. S. epidermidis d. propionibacterium
b. S. pyogenes

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