MCQ Bacteriology 21: Which of the following bacteria is not the most common bacterial pathogen causing diarrhea?
a. Shigella spp
b. Salmonella spp
c. Enterococcus faecalis
d. Campylobacter spp
MCQ Bacteriology 22: Which of the following bacteria is rarely associated with urinary tract infections?
a. E.coli
b. Enterobacter spp
c. Proteus spp
d. Shigella spp
MCQ Bacteriology 23: Which of the following statement regarding Campylobacter jejuni is not correct?
a. It is commonly cultured in antibiotic-containing media
b. Incubation temperature is 42°C
c. It is cultured in an atmosphere containing 5% O2 and 10%CO2
d. It is a normal flora of intestine
MCQ Bacteriology 24: Which of the following bacteria is not the most important cause of acute bacterial meningitis?
a. Neisseria menigitidis
b. Streptococcus pneumoniae
c. Haemophilus influenzae
d. Streptococcus pyogens
MCQ Bacteriology 25: Which of the following Gram-negative rod is not a blood-borne bacterial pathogen?
a. Shigella spp
b. Escherichia coli
c. Klebsiella pneumoniae
d. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
MCQ Bacteriology 26: Throat culture is not useful to diagnose
a. Streptococcal sore throat
b. Diphtheria
c. Thrush
d. Pneumonia
MCQ Bacteriology 27: Stool culture is primarily recommended when the complaint is
a. bloody diarrhea (dysentery, enterocolitis)
b. watery diarrhea
c. for both bloody and watery diarrhea
d. an indication of anaerobic infection
MCQ Bacteriology 28: Which of the following bacteria causing sexually transmitted diseases can not be grown on artificial media?
a. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
b. Chlamydia trachomatis
c. Treponema pallidum
d. Treponema pallidum and Chlamydia trachomatis
MCQ Bacteriology 29: Cold agglutinin test is useful for the diagnosis of
a. Mycoplasma pneumoniae
b. H. influenzae
c. N. menigitidis
d. Cryptococcus neoformans
MCQ Bacteriology 30: Which of the following test is not recommended for the diagnosis of Syphilis?
a. VDRL test
b. Culture
c. FTA-ABS test
d. MHA-TP test
Answers key:
21.c. Enterococcus faecalis
22.d. Shigella spp
23.d.It is a normal flora of the intestine.
24.d. Streptococcus pyogenes
25.a. Shigella spp
26.a. Streptococcal sore throat
27.c. for both bloody and watery diarrhea
28.d. Treponema pallidum and Chlamydia trachomatis
29.a. Mycoplasma pneumoniae
30. b. Culture