Chapter 19
Which of the following diseases may be caused by C. trachomatis?
All of the above
Which of the following organisms is the most common cause of urethritis?
C.trachomatis
Trachoma - the leading cause of blindness in the world - is caused by a __________ species.
Chlamydia
The most common STD in the United States is caused by:?
Chlamydia Trachomatis
Which of the following bacteria is the most common cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea?
Clostridium difficile
Gas gangrene is always caused by:?
Clostridium spp.
Which of the following diseases is not caused by a sporeforming bacterium?
Diphtheria
Which of the following organisms is the most common cause of cystitis?
E. coli
Which of the following bacterial diseases is transmitted by a louse?
Epidemic typhus fever
Haemophilus influenzae is the most common cause of influenza (Aflu@).
False (although H. influenzae can cause respiratory disease, influenza is caused by influenza viruses)
Diseases caused by Mycobacterium species are referred to as mycoses
False (diseases caused by Mycobacterium spp. are referred to as mycobacterial diseases; diseases caused by fungi are referred to as mycoses)
Gangrene is always caused by a bacterium.
False (there are many different causes of gangrene, but gas gangrene is always caused by a Clostridium species)
Tuberculosis and Hansen=s disease (leprosy) are caused by Mycoplasma species.
False (tuberculosis and Hansen's disease are caused by Mycobacterium species)
Clostridium perfingens
Gas gangrene
Yersinia pestis
Gram-negative bacillus
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Gram-negative coccus
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Gram-positive bacillus
Staphylococcus aureus
Gram-positive coccus
Which of the following bacteria is associated with gastric and duodenal ulcers?
Helicobacter pylori
The etiologic agent of which of the following bacterial diseases can not be grown on artificial culture medium?
Leprosy
Borrelia burgdorferi
Lyme disease
Which of the following is the most common arthropod-borne disease in the United States?
Lyme disease
Which of the following bacteria is not a common cause of neonatal meningitis?
Neisseria meningitidis
Which of the following bacterial diseases is not transmitted by a tick?
Plague
Which of the following diseases is NOT caused by a spirochete?
Plague
Yersinia pestis
Plagues
The bacterial species most frequently associated with necrotizing fasciitis is?
S. pyogenes
Borrelia burgdorferi
Spirochete
_______________ is the most common cause of toxic shock syndrome.
Staphylococcus aureus
______________ is a common cause of subacule bacterial endocarditis (SBE), and a less common cause of cystitis.
Staphylococcus epidermidis
_________ Is the most common cause of pneumonia in the world.
Streptococcus Pneumoniae
_______________ is one of the most common causes of neonatal meningitis.
Streptococcus agalactiae
_______________ is a common cause of cacterial pnewmonia, meningitis, and otitis media
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Certain strains of _______________ are the so-called flesh-eating bacteria
Streptococcus pyogenes
Treponema pallidum
Syphilis
Botulism, gas gangrene, and tetanus are all caused by Clostridium species
True
It is possible for scarlet fever and toxic shock syndrome to be caused by the same pathogen.
True
Meningitis could be caused by a virus, a bacterium, a fungus, or a protozoan.
True
The most common cause of gas gangrene also causes a type of food poisoning
True
Trachoma, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and erhlichiosis are all caused by obligate intracellular pathogens.
True
α-Hemolytic streptococci of oral origin and Staphylococcus epidermidis are common causes of subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE).
True
Which of the following bacterial diseases is not caused by an anaerobe?
Tularemia
Which of the following diseases is not caused by an obligate intracellular pathogen?
Typhoid fever
Which of the following associations is INCORRECT?
Typhoid fever....Mosquito
Bordetella pertussis
Whooping cough
