The skin serves all of the following functions EXCEPT:
D.
Normal skin microbiota are able to grow on the skin because of their resistance to
D.
An infection of a hair follicle at the base of an eyelid is called a
E.
One feature that differentiates Staphylococcus aureus from other staphylococci is its
E.
All of the following can be caused by Staphylococcus aureus EXCEPT a. a carbuncle
b. a sty
c. impetigo
d. scalded skin syndrome
e. erysipelas
e.
Impetigo can be caused by
a. Staphylococcus aureus b. Staphylococcus epidermidis c. Streptococcus pyogenes d. both A and C
e. both B and C
d.
Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome is caused by
B.
Doxycycline and benzoyl peroxide are used to treat
B.
Cat scratch disease is caused by
A.
Anthrax, which means "charcoal" in Greek, derives its name from which of the following aspects of the disease?
B.
What is the pathogenic process underlying Rocky Mountain spotted fever?
D.
"Pox" is a term synonymous with which of the following?
C.
Smallpox was the first human disease to be
A.
All of the following diseases are caused by poxviruses EXCEPT:
B.
Which species of Clostridium is characterized by the development of gas gangrene?
a. C. perfringens b. C. botulinum
c. C difficile
d. C lortetti
e. C. bryantii
a.
All of the following are types of folliculitis caused by Staphylococcus bacteria EXCEPT...
B.
Acyclovir is a chemotherapeutic agent used to treat
B.
Petechiae are subcutaeous hemorrhages associated with which of the following?
E.
Which of the following enzyme virulence factors is found in both S. aureus & S. epidermidis a. lipase
b. coagulase
c. beta-lactamase
d. staphylokinase
a.
S. pyogenes & S. aureus share all of the following virulence factors EXCEPT
B.
Which of the following conditions is NOT associated with the reactivation of latent herpesvirus infections?
D.
Which is the correct order of stages of a poxvirus infection?
C.
Papilloma viruses are associated with warts in all of the following areas EXCEPT the...
B.
Members of which of the following virus families could best be used for biological warfare?
D.
Which of the following viruses only exist in laboratory stocks?
E.
Which of these is the correct order of events in acne?
B.
Erysipelas is caused by
a. Streptococcus pyogenes b. Staphylococcus aureus c. Pseudomonas aeruginosa d. Staphylococcus epidermidis e. Bartonella henselae
a.
The resistance of Pseudomonas to a wide variety of antimicrobial drugs is due, in part, to its
D.
Which of the following is NOT caused by papilloma viruses?
B.
Massive infections of P. aeruginosa in patients are readily distinguished by the presence of
