Question 1

Which of the following genes is the target in molecular-based assays that are used to quantify the amount of HIV in a patient?

Accepted Answer

A)  Protease 
B)  gag 
C)  Hemagglutinin 
D)  ctx-m

Question 2

What characteristic of parasites complicates molecular testing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Unusual sequence content 
B)  Resistance to disruption and lysis 
C)  Wide prevalence in developed countries 
D)  Similar microscopic morphology

Question 3

In the interpretation of pulsed field gel electrophoresis patterns, what is the minimum number of bands that can differ between two organisms before those organisms are determined to be unrelated?

Accepted Answer

A)  2 
B)  3 
C)  6 
D)  7

Question 4

Which of the following typing methods is an RNA test?

Accepted Answer

A)  Plasmid analysis 
B)  Ribotyping 
C)  PCR-RFLP 
D)  PFGE

Question 5

Which of the following molecular-based assays targets rRNA?

Accepted Answer

A)  NASBA for hepatitis C virus 
B)  TMA for Mycobacterium tuberculosis 
C)  Accuprobe for M. tuberculosis 
D)  Linear Array Genotyping for HPV

Exam 12: Detection and Identification of Microorganisms

Which of the following genes is the target in molecular-based assays that are used to quantify the amount of HIV in a patient?

What characteristic of parasites complicates molecular testing?

In the interpretation of pulsed field gel electrophoresis patterns, what is the minimum number of bands that can differ between two organisms before those organisms are determined to be unrelated?

Which of the following typing methods is an RNA test?

Which of the following molecular-based assays targets rRNA?