AAMI MICROBIOLOGY FOR EMBALMERS WEEK 1 EXAM
FULLY SOLVED #3
Staphylococcus aureus - correct answer throat swabbing done, the sample would have
many species of
Staphylococcus in it. However, the one species that our body doesn't normally have is
Pyogenic coccus - correct answer Staphylococcus aureus. This organism is commonly
referred to as a
Boils, Furuncles, carbunlces, and pimples - correct answer Staphylococcus aureus
typically causes infections of the skin and superficial tissues of the
Body, where it results in:
Lungs, Kidneys and other organs of the body - correct answer Staphylococcus aureus
can also cause systemic infections in the
Staphylococcus aureus - correct answer This also results in the formation of a
dangerous exotoxin
Enterotoxin - correct answer When the food is not properly refrigerated or
Heated, the cocci grow and produce an
Enterotoxin - correct answer This type of exotoxin that affects the
Intestines of the person who eats the contaminated food.
Nosocomial infections - correct answer infections that are acquired in hospital or
medical facility settings are called?
True - correct answer Staphylococcus aureus causes the majority of nosocomial
infections. True or false
Skin, mouth, nose, and throat - correct answer Portals of Entry for Staphylococcus
aureus
Secretions from the mouth, nose, throat, and Secretions from lesions caused by the
agent - correct answer Portals of Exit for Staphylococcus aureus
Streptococcus - correct answer Occur in pairs or chains
Normal inhabitants of the mouth, nose, throat, and respiratory tract
Pus formers
Alpha hemolytic - correct answer - slight or incomplete hemolysis (ex. Tooth abscesses
and sinus
Infections)
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