Question 1

The property of a test to detect even small amounts of antibodies or antigens that are test targets is:

Accepted Answer

A) cross-reactions. 
B) agglutination. 
C) precipitation. 
D) specificity. 
E) sensitivity. 
A) cross-reactions. 
B) agglutination. 
C) precipitation. 
D) specificity. 
E) sensitivity.

Question 2

Maggie was told she has a positive titer to measles.Which of the following could explain this?

Accepted Answer

A) She was vaccinated against measles. 
B) She had measles sometime in her life. 
C) She has measles now. 
D) The test was a false positive. 
E) All of the choices are correct. 
A) She was vaccinated against measles. 
B) She had measles sometime in her life. 
C) She has measles now. 
D) The test was a false positive. 
E) All of the choices are correct.

Question 3

Which of the following methods is categorized as a direct test in order to analyze a specimen?

Accepted Answer

A) Catalase test 
B) Gram stain 
C) Phage typing 
D) Antimicrobic sensitivity 
E) Production of gas 
A) Catalase test 
B) Gram stain 
C) Phage typing 
D) Antimicrobic sensitivity 
E) Production of gas

Question 4

Describe the indirect ELISA test that is used as a screening test for HIV (AIDS) and include the following: a) sequence of procedures, b) reagents used, and c) detection and interpretation of a positive test.

Accepted Answer

The indirect ELISA test for HIV (AIDS) i

Question 5

In a __________, antigens or antibodies are labeled with radioactive isotopes and traced.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In a __________, antigens or antibodies are...

Question 6

Some diseases are diagnosed without the need to identify microbes from a patient specimen.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

ELISA tests use a fluorescent dye as a label to trace antigen-antibody reactions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In _________ tests, antibody cross-links whole-cell antigens, forming complexes that settle out and form visible clumps in the test chamber.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In _________ tests, antibody cross-links whole-cell antigens,...

Question 9

Describe three possible sampling sites and methods of collection for clinical laboratories.

Accepted Answer

Learning Outcome: 17.01 Describe what is

Question 10

Sputum is obtained by:

Accepted Answer

A) swabbing the mouth to sample saliva. 
B) a clean catch urine sample. 
C) the patient coughing up mucus from the lower respiratory system. 
D) a spinal tap above the chest. 
E) a throat swab. 
A) swabbing the mouth to sample saliva. 
B) a clean catch urine sample. 
C) the patient coughing up mucus from the lower respiratory system. 
D) a spinal tap above the chest. 
E) a throat swab.

Question 11

Flowcharts that offer two choices at each identifying level are called ___ keys.

Accepted Answer

Flowcharts that offer two choices at eac

Question 12

When serum proteins are separated by electrophoresis and then antibodies specific for the serum proteins are placed in a parallel trough in order to form reaction arcs for each protein, the test is called:

Accepted Answer

A) Ouchterlony double diffusion. 
B) Western blot. 
C) immunelectrophoresis. 
D) radioimmunoassay (RI
A) . 
E) the Quellung test. 
A) Ouchterlony double diffusion. 
B) Western blot. 
C) immunelectrophoresis. 
D) radioimmunoassay (RI
A) . 
E) the Quellung test.

Question 13

Which of the following is incorrect regarding the complement fixation test?

Accepted Answer

A) First antigen and antibody are allowed to react. 
B) Purified complement proteins are added to the antigen-antibody tube. 
C) Sheep red blood cells are added to the antigen-antibody-complement mixture. 
D) Hemolysis of the sheep red blood cells occurs in a positive test result. 
E) None of the choices are correct. 
A) First antigen and antibody are allowed to react. 
B) Purified complement proteins are added to the antigen-antibody tube. 
C) Sheep red blood cells are added to the antigen-antibody-complement mixture. 
D) Hemolysis of the sheep red blood cells occurs in a positive test result. 
E) None of the choices are correct.

The property of a test to detect even small amounts of antibodies or antigens that are test targets is:

Maggie was told she has a positive titer to measles.Which of the following could explain this?

Which of the following methods is categorized as a direct test in order to analyze a specimen?

Describe the indirect ELISA test that is used as a screening test for HIV (AIDS) and include the following: a) sequence of procedures, b) reagents used, and c) detection and interpretation of a positive test.

In a __________, antigens or antibodies are labeled with radioactive isotopes and traced.

Some diseases are diagnosed without the need to identify microbes from a patient specimen.

ELISA tests use a fluorescent dye as a label to trace antigen-antibody reactions.

In _________ tests, antibody cross-links whole-cell antigens, forming complexes that settle out and form visible clumps in the test chamber.

Describe three possible sampling sites and methods of collection for clinical laboratories.

Sputum is obtained by:

Flowcharts that offer two choices at each identifying level are called ___ keys.

When serum proteins are separated by electrophoresis and then antibodies specific for the serum proteins are placed in a parallel trough in order to form reaction arcs for each protein, the test is called:

Which of the following is incorrect regarding the complement fixation test?

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The Chemistry of Biology

Tools of the Laboratory: Methods of Studying Microorganisms

A Survey of Prokaryotic Cells and Microorganisms

A Survey of Eukaryotic Cells and Microorganisms

An Introduction to Viruses

Microbial Nutrition, Ecology, and Growth

An Introduction to Microbial Metabolism: the Chemical Crossroads of Life

An Introduction to Microbial Genetics

Genetic Engineering: a Revolution in Molecular Biology

Physical and Chemical Agents for Microbial Control

Drugs, Microbes, Host-The Elements of Chemotherapy

Microbe-Human Interactions: Infection, Disease, and Epidemiology

An Introduction to Host Defenses and Innate Immunities

Adaptive, Specific Immunity and Immunization

Disorders in Immunity

The Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Cocci of Medical Importance

The Gram-Positive Bacilli of Medical Importance

The Gram-Negative Bacilli of Medical Importance

Miscellaneous Bacterial Agents of Disease

The Fungi of Medical Importance

The Parasites of Medical Importance

Introduction to Viruses That Infect Humans: the Dna Viruses

The Rna Viruses That Infect Humans

Environmental Microbiology

Applied and Industrial Microbiology

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Exam 17: Procedures for Identifying Pathogens and Diagnosing Infections

The property of a test to detect even small amounts of antibodies or antigens that are test targets is:

Maggie was told she has a positive titer to measles.Which of the following could explain this?

Which of the following methods is categorized as a direct test in order to analyze a specimen?

Describe the indirect ELISA test that is used as a screening test for HIV (AIDS) and include the following: a) sequence of procedures, b) reagents used, and c) detection and interpretation of a positive test.

In a __________, antigens or antibodies are labeled with radioactive isotopes and traced.

Some diseases are diagnosed without the need to identify microbes from a patient specimen.

ELISA tests use a fluorescent dye as a label to trace antigen-antibody reactions.

In _________ tests, antibody cross-links whole-cell antigens, forming complexes that settle out and form visible clumps in the test chamber.

Describe three possible sampling sites and methods of collection for clinical laboratories.

Sputum is obtained by:

Flowcharts that offer two choices at each identifying level are called ___ keys.

When serum proteins are separated by electrophoresis and then antibodies specific for the serum proteins are placed in a parallel trough in order to form reaction arcs for each protein, the test is called:

Which of the following is incorrect regarding the complement fixation test?

The Main Themes of Microbiology

The Chemistry of Biology

Tools of the Laboratory: Methods of Studying Microorganisms

A Survey of Prokaryotic Cells and Microorganisms

A Survey of Eukaryotic Cells and Microorganisms

An Introduction to Viruses

Microbial Nutrition, Ecology, and Growth

An Introduction to Microbial Metabolism: the Chemical Crossroads of Life

An Introduction to Microbial Genetics

Genetic Engineering: a Revolution in Molecular Biology

Physical and Chemical Agents for Microbial Control

Drugs, Microbes, Host-The Elements of Chemotherapy

Microbe-Human Interactions: Infection, Disease, and Epidemiology

An Introduction to Host Defenses and Innate Immunities

Adaptive, Specific Immunity and Immunization

Disorders in Immunity

The Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Cocci of Medical Importance

The Gram-Positive Bacilli of Medical Importance

The Gram-Negative Bacilli of Medical Importance

Miscellaneous Bacterial Agents of Disease

The Fungi of Medical Importance

The Parasites of Medical Importance

Introduction to Viruses That Infect Humans: the Dna Viruses

The Rna Viruses That Infect Humans

Environmental Microbiology

Applied and Industrial Microbiology

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