front 1 Bacteria which demonstrate positive results on Gram staining under some conditions and negative under other circumstances are called | back 1 Gram-variable |
front 2 Bacteria responsible for deep tissue abscesses are most likely _________________ in terms of oxygen requirements. | back 2 anaerobic |
front 3 Thin-walled vesicles which easily rupture in cases of ______________ impetigo are considered less contagious than the alternative form of impetigo. | back 3 bullous |
front 4 Recent childbirth, use of wound packing materials, or menstrual tampons left in place for an extended time are risk factors for | back 4 toxic shock syndrome |
front 5 Otitis Media infections caused by streptococcus pneumonia may require a surgical ------ procedure and placement of small vent tubes | back 5 myringotomy |
front 6 which type of bacteria are characterized by their spherical, grape-cluster appearance? | back 6 staphylococci |
front 7 Which pathogenic bacteria are most commonly responsible for acute pharyngitis and scarlet fever? | back 7 Streptococcus pyogenes |
front 8 Necrotizing fasciitis is most often the result of a break in the skin allowing which of the following to gain access to deeper tissues and cause damage? | back 8 Group A streptococci |
front 9 Which group of bacteria demonstrate the highest intrinsic antibiotic resistance to vancomycin? | back 9 Enterococci |
front 10 Chronic bone and bone marrow infections are most commonly caused by: | back 10 Staphylococcus aureus |
front 11 The shedding or peeling of epithelial tissues as seen in toxic shock syndrome. | back 11 Desquamation |
front 12 Dilatation of cutaneous capillaries resulting in superficial redness, often in patches. | back 12 Erythema |
front 13 Sloughing off of skin with manual friction as seen in scalded skin syndrome. | back 13 Nikolsky's sign |
front 14 A professional prediction or forecast of the most likely course or outcome of a disease. | back 14 Prognosis |
front 15 Diagnostic imaging study using chemical isotopes to view bones or organs. | back 15 Radionuclide scan |
front 16 An inflammation involving hair follicles caused by bacterial or fungal infection. | back 16 Folliculitis |
front 17 The ability of a bacterial pathogen to produce pus. | back 17 pyogenic |
front 18 Inflammation of the middle ear seen frequently in children with chronic infections from Streptococcus pneumoniae. | back 18 otitis media |
front 19 Epidermal skin cellulitis caused by group A streptococci and appears as a bright red rash on the face following strep throat infection or in other areas following surgery or injury. | back 19 Erysipelas |
front 20 Epidermal skin cellulitis caused by group A streptococci and appears as a bright red rash on the face following strep throat infection or in other areas following surgery or injury. | back 20 Puerperal fever |
front 21 Researchers believe that up to 90% of the deaths in World War I soldiers infected with the 1918 influenza pandemic actually died of secondary S. pneumoniae and S. pyogenes infections. | back 21 True |
front 22 Staphylococcus aureus has a cell envelope that contains protein M which is antigenic to protect against phagocytosis and enhances adherence to pharyngeal tissues. | back 22 False |
front 23 Streptococcus agalactiae is better known as group B streptococcus (GBS). | back 23 True |
front 24 The primary effect of infective endocarditis is valvular insufficiency followed by congestive heart failure and myocardial abscesses. | back 24 True |
front 25 Streptococcus pyogenes produces the exfoliative toxin responsible for the loss of epidermal tissues in scalded skin syndrome. | back 25 False |
front 26 Bullous impetigo is also called impetigo contagiosa and is extremely transmissible by indirect contact | back 26 False |
front 27 Sycosis barbae is an inflammation of the hair follicles of the scalp in children. | back 27 False |
front 28 The most common pathogens responsible for intravascular catheter-related infections are coagulase negative staphylococci (CoNS) according to the CDC. | back 28 True |
front 29 Staphylococcus aureus and S. epidermidis are difficult to distinguish from one another on lab culture because both appear as white growth colonies on agar plates. | back 29 false |
front 30 Endocarditis from artificial heart valve implantation with infection from S. epidermidis may not manifest clinical symptoms for up to one year following surgery. | back 30 True |