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MDLB 1521 MODULE A INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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MDLB 1521 MODULE A INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Definition 1 of 36
Processing specimens, isolating pathogens, identifying pathogens, and performing antibiotic
susceptibility testing
The microbiology is responsible for
Bacteria can become resistant to drugs by:
Characteristics for identifying bacteria
Three major contributing factors to HAIs include
Definition 2 of 36
-determines susceptibility of the bacteria to specific antibiotic
gamma hemolysis
Hand washing is
culture pathogen
Microscopically
Definition 3 of 36
A liquid or gel designed to support the growth of micro organisms. There are different types of
media suitable for growing different types of cells
beta hemolysis
Empiric therapy
MRSA
Media
,Definition 4 of 36
Urinary tract infections
Three major contributing factors to HAIs include
Bacteria can produce these types of hemolysis
Four most common HAIs
The most common hospital acquired infection is
Definition 5 of 36
methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus
HAI
MRSA
culture pathogen
VRE
Definition 6 of 36
Education of patients, doctors prescribing antibiotics only when needed, prescribing correct
antibiotics, patients taking antibiotics correctly, and healthcare workers practicing infection
control
Processing a microbiology specimen involves
Parasites are identified in the laboratory by:
Strategies that help prevent drug resistance
What are the three major factors that combine to cause hospital acquired infections
,Definition 7 of 36
Drug resistant pathogens, improper infection control practices by employees, increased
numbers of immunocompromised patients.
Three major contributing factors to HAIs include
The microbiology is responsible for
Processing a microbiology specimen involves
The most common hospital acquired infection is
Definition 8 of 36
the single most important measure of decreasing HAIs
Iatrogenic infections
Hand washing is
Microscopically
macroscopically
Definition 9 of 36
Healthcare-associated infection
Hand washing is
macroscopically
HAI
VRE
Definition 10 of 36
Alpha (green), beta (clear), and gamma (no change)
The most common hospital acquired infection is
Bacteria can produce these types of hemolysis
Bacteria can become resistant to drugs by:
Characteristics for identifying bacteria
, Definition 11 of 36
Hospital acquired infections are iatrogenic infections
All iatrogenic infections are a type of hospital acquired infection, but not all
Characteristics for identifying bacteria
Bacteria can produce these types of hemolysis
Iatrogenic infections
Definition 12 of 36
without the aid of a microscope
macroscopically
Parasitology
Hand washing is
Microscopically
Definition 13 of 36
study of bacteria
Bacteriology
Mycology
Parasitology
Virology
Definition 14 of 36
A method of treating disease based on observations and experience, rather than a knowledge
of the precise cause for the disorder.
Microscopically
Empiric therapy
alpha hemolysis
beta hemolysis
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