PLE Category: Microbiology

PLE-3287

What is true regarding the ocular manifestation of tertiary syphilis?

PLE-3288

What inclusion bodies are found in Chlamydial infection?

PLE-3284

Which statement is NOT true about the differences between the Neisseria species?

PLE-3285

What virulence factor in Mycobacterium tuberculosis is responsible for preventing phagosome-lysosome fusion?

PLE-3286

Which of the following are not included in the Nontuberculous Mycobacterium (NTM) classification?

PLE-3282

Which of the following is the best test to document antecedent Group A Streptococcus skin infection?

PLE-3283

A chronically ill patient was hospitalized for 7 days for the in-patient treatment of community-acquired pneumonia – moderate risk. He was given a combination of IV antibiotics to treat the infection. However, he recently had an acute onset of non-bloody diarrhea. Colonoscopy showed yellow-white plaques in the colonic mucosa. What is the treatment?

PLE-3280

Can culture for mycobacteria be done on solid media, such as egg-based (Lowenstein Jensen media) or agar-based (Middlebrook), in order to detect the presence of growth?

PLE-3281

Which of the following are not facultative anaerobes?