Exam 27: Diagnostic Microbiology

Which of the following antibiotics inhibits RNA synthesis?

The most common of all nosocomial infections are ________ infections.

Which type of medium typically contains an indicator dye?

Literally hundreds of clinically useful EIAs have been developed.

One advantage of the fluorescent antibodies that permits disease diagnosis long before primary isolation techniques yield results is that

Describe mechanisms of transfer of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).

Methylene blue in EMB agar is selective for

Latex bead agglutination tests are

Which of the following is a novel antimicrobial target?

The EIA test for HIV infection is a direct test for HIV envelope proteins.

Which of the following is a mechanism of aminoglycosides?

One problem with the EIA test is the disposal of radioactive wastes.

The use of selected culture media and incubation conditions to isolate microorganisms from samples is known as a(n)

The oxygen-free gas commonly employed during anoxic incubation of a bacterial culture is a mixture of

Finding no bacterial growth,despite persistent urinary tract symptoms,indicates that the problem is likely either non-pathogenically physiological or psychosomatic.

Chitin is found ONLY in fungi and insects.

In the United States,every clinical and research institution requires that workers be protected from ________ that is contracted almost exclusively from handling patient specimens (rather than from known exposure or accidents).

A gram-negative,oxidase-positive diplococcus growing on chocolate agar likely belongs to the genus

Which bacterium shows a characteristic green sheen when grown on eosin-methylene blue (EMB)agar?

Describe the three main components to PCR-based testing.