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| Streptococcus pyogenes produces a protein that, anchored in the cell wall and cell membrane, allows the bacterial cells to adhere firmly to the pharyngeal tissue. this protein is called |
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| Streptococcus pyogenes is an |
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| beta-hemolytic streptococcus |
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| A one year old female was hospitalized with fever, lethargy and rash. Gram- negative, oxidase-positive cocci were cultured from her cerebrospinal fluid. Her symptoms were caused by |
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| A Corynebacterium diphtheria infection is characterized by |
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| pseudomembrane formation in the respiratory tract |
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| produced by Streptococcus pyogenes and damages the capillaries |
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| The erythorgenic toxin expressed in strains of streptococcus pyogenes is responsible for |
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| in some cases of meningococcal meningitis, hemorrhagic lesion form in the adrenal glands, causing hormonal imbalance. this condition is called |
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| waterhous-friderichson syndrome |
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| nosocomial infections are those that |
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| are usually acquired in the hospital |
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| all the following are possible methods of transmission for Q fever except |
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| consuming contaminated meat |
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| all of the following are bacterial disease of the lower respiratory tract except |
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| whooping cough- pertussis |
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| legionnaires disease is caused by a |
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| cases of psittacosis may be acquired by |
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| contact with infected parrots or parakeets |
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| which of the following is not a symptoms of lethal pneumonia |
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| increased elimination of carbon dioxide |
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| what is the agent of primary atypical pneumonia |
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| legionnarie's disease linked to which bacteria |
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| accumulate in standing water |
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| A rickettsial disease associated with livestock animals |
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| penicillin is useless for mycoplasma pneumonia bc |
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| mycobacterium tuberculosis |
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| a patient has fever, difficulty breathing chest pains and fluid in the alveoli. gram pos. cocci were isolated from the sputum. |
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| the toxins produced by clostridium tetani |
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| induces uncontrolled contractions of the muscles |
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| symptoms of tetanus are due to |
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| a gram-negative rod with bipolar staining |
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| primary mode of transmission for rocky mnt. fever is |
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