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Special Microbiology and Virology Krok -1 Tests Public Health of Ukraine Higher State Educational Establishment of Ukraine “Ukrainian Medical Stomatological Academy” Microbiology, Virology and Immunology Department SPECIAL MICROBIOLOGY AND VIROLOGY KROK -1 TESTS Collection of tasks fo test examination preparation in Microbiology, Virology and Immunology ТЕСТИ «КРОК-1» З СПЕЦІАЛЬНОЇ МІКРОБІОЛОГІЇ ТА ВІРУСОЛОГІЇ Збірник завдань з мікробіології, вірусології та імунології для підготовки до тестового іспиту Poltava – 2013 Special microbiology and virology Krok-1 tests. Collection of tasks for test examination preparation in Microbiology, Virology and Immunology/ [Loban G.A., Hancho O.V., Polyanska V.P. et al.] - Poltava, HSEEU “UMSA”, 2013. - 131 p. INSTRUCTION: Each of the numbered questions or uncompleted assertions is accompanied by the variants of answers or completed assertion. Choose one answer (the completed assertion), that is the most correct in this case. Collection was prepared by: LOBAN G.A. is the manager of Microbiology, Virology and Immunology department, doctor of medical sciences, professor HANCHO O.V. is the candidate of biological sciences, teacher POLYANSCA V.P. is the candidate of biological sciences, associate professor FEDORCHENCO V.I. is the candidate of biological sciences, associate professor ZVYAGOLSCA I.M. is the candidate of biological sciences associate professor VASINA S.I. is the candidate of medical sciences, teacher It is RATIFIED by protocol №7 CMC UMSA in April, 27.2011. Collection contains to the test of task, which are intended for the current, intermediate and eventual control of knowledge of dental and medical faculty students. 2 Tести «Kрок-1» з спеціальної мікробіології та вірусології. Збірник завдань з мікробіології, вірусології та імунології для підготовки до тестового іспиту. / [Лобань Г.А., Ганчо О.В., Полянська В.П. та ін.]. – Полтава: ВДНЗУ «УМСА», 2013. – 131 с. ІНСТРУКЦІЯ: Кожне із пронумерованих питань або незавершених тверджень супроводжується варіантами відповідей або завершеним ствердженням. Виберіть одну відповідь (завершене ствердження), що є найбільш правильною у даному випадку. Збірник підготували : ЛОБАНЬ Галина Андріївна - завідувачка кафедри мікробіології, вірусології та імунології, доктор медичних наук, професор ГАНЧО Ольга Валеріївна – кандидат біологічних наук, ст. викладач ПОЛЯНСЬКА Валентина Павлівна - кандидат біологічних наук, доцент ЗВЯГОЛЬСЬКА Ірина Миколаївна – кандидат біологічних наук, доцент ВАСІНА Світлана Іванівна - кандидат медичних наук, ст. викладач ЗАТВЕРДЖЕНО протоколом №7 ЦМК УМСА від 27 квітня 2011 р. Збірник містить тестові завдання, які призначені для поточного, проміжного і кінцевого контролю знань студентів стоматологічного факультету. 3 Gr “+” cocci, which formed grape like clusters, were revealed in milk Microbiological diagnostics of products; but it was not possible to staphylococcal infection allocate an agent of infection from 1. In surgical department arise a patient‟s organism. The most probable suspicion about hospital staphylococcal cause of disease is an accumulation in infection presence, seat of disease is a products: medical personal. Which medium is A. α-toxin necessary to inoculate with material B. Toxic protein A from nasopharynx of department C. Endotoxin personal for defining a carrier of D. Enterotoxin pathogenic staphylococcus? E. Erythrogenic toxin A. Endo‟s medium 5. Some children, who have eat from B. Yolk-salt agar the milk-kitchen, has been revealed C. Meat-and-peptone broth with illness, which characterized by a D. Russell‟s medium nausea, vomiting, rise in temperature. E. Blood agar Gr “+” cocci, which formed grape like 2. Child with a diagnosis clusters, were revealed in milk “staphylococcal sepsis” was been products; but it was not possible to hospitalized. On what of medium is allocate an agent of infection from necessary to inoculate a patient‟s blood patient‟s organism. What method gives for purpose of agent revealing? the most probable result for definition A. Ploskirev‟s medium an etiology of disease? B. Meat-and-peptone agar A. Biological test C. Sugar-and-peptone broth B. Neutralization test on animals D. Buchin‟s medium C. Precipitation test in test tube E. Yolk-saline agar D. Precipitation test in gel 3. А staphylococcal infection is educed E. PHAT with antibodies as complication at 36 yeared man, who diagnosticum has a chronic active hepatitis, S.aureus 6. 26 years old man, at third day after is very sensitive to tetracycline, appendectomy, has a hyperemia and penicillin and streptomycin. What drug infiltration on a stitch course, pus is is necessary to prescribe for treatment allocated from a wound at pressing. Gr of this patient? “+” cocci formed an abnormality A. Streptomycin colonies were revealed in pus. What B. Penicillin drug is necessary to use for a local C. Tetracycline specific therapy? D. Complexly using of all drugs A. Antistaphylococcal plasma of B. Antibiotic to which the this list infection E. Any drug of this list agent is sensitive 4. Some children, who have eat from C. Staphylococcal antiphagin the milk-kitchen, has been revealed D. Fluid staphylococcal with illness, which characterized by a bacteriophage nausea, vomiting, rise in temperature. E. Staphylococcal autovaccine 4 7. Golden staphylococcus was revealed E. Tetracocci on mucous of reproductive organs of 11. There are causes of purulent young woman with 8 monthed postoperative staphylococcal nature pregnancy. What drug is most complications have become frequent in necessary to use for specific prevention surgical hospital. How it is possible to of possible postnatal complications? define a source of staphylococcal A. Local using of antiseptic infection in hospital? drugs A. Defining of phage varies B. Staphylococcal autovaccine B. Defining of haemotoxin C. Staphylococcal anatoxin C. Defining of aggression D. Staphylococcal bacteriophage enzyme E. Antibiotic to which the D. Defining of biovares infection agent is most sensitive E. Defining of antibiotic 8. Gr “+” cocci located in grumps, sensitivity gived a positive plasmacoagulase test, 12. Food toxic infection eruption was fermented mannitol in anaerobic registered in a city which has arising conditions and had a lecithinase after taking of cream pastry. A activity were revealed at time of sets of pathogenic microorganism was stomatological instruments sterility revealed in the rests. What control. What microorganism was microorganism is most possibly can revealed in this case? cause this toxic infection? A. S. pyogenes A. E. coli B. S. epidermidis B. C. perfringens C. S. saprophyticus C. S. aureus D. S. aureus D. S. typhimurium E. Corynebacterium xerosis E. S. enteriditis 9. Enteritis-ill child‟s excrements were 13. There are almost all children had emulsifying in physiological solution, gastroenteritis signs in a few hours and drop of emulsion was inoculated after cheese curd intake in the on elective media: 10% milk-saline or kindergarten. At time of bacteriological yolk-saline agar. What microorganisms examination of vomiting masses and are provided to allocate? wastes of the cheese curd the golden A. Klebsiella staphylococcus was revealed. How is B. Coliform bacillі expedient to continue a research for a C. Streptococcі specification of diagnosis? D. Staphylococcі A. Make a lysotyping of E. Enterococcі allocated 10. Microorganisms, located as a strains cluster of grapes were revealed in a pus B. Define an ability of strains to from a furuncle. What organisms were produce toxins revealed? C. Take a research of nutrition A. Micrococci unit B. Diplococci equipment C. Staphylococci D. Define a presence of D. Streptococci antibodies at 5 ill children coagulate rabbit‟s plasma and split a E. Take allergic test mannitol in anaerobic condition were 14. The microbiological research in revealed from purulent exudates of neonatal department of maternity home patient with odontogenous phlegmona. was made in view of suspecting on a What of next microorganisms can hospital infection. The golden cause a purulent complication? staphylococcus was revealed at some A. S. epidermidis children and on some comfort items. B. S. aureus What properties of allocated cultures C. S. pyogenes give a chance to characterize their D. S. viridans origin from the general source? E. S. mutans A. Antibioticogram 18. The children disease characterized B. Chromogenesis by acute beginning, nausea, vomiting, C. Antigen structure and diarrhea has developed after cheese D. Biochemical activity intake in kindergarten. Gr “+” E. Phage type microorganisms, which located in 15. The doctor detected Gr “+” cocci, bunch-shaped clumps were revealed at what locate in bunch-shaped clumps at microscopy of dab, made of cheese and time of microscopy of investigated vomiting masses. What will be your material, taken from patient with acute following actions for etiology purulent periostitis. What definition of this food intoxication microorganisms have this eruption? morphological signs? A. In addition to apply a A. Staphylococcuses bacteriological method of B. Sarcines diagnostics C. Tetracocci B. To make the conclusion that it D. Candida is E. Streptococci staphylococcus 16. Gr “+” cocci which have a round C. In addition to take an allergic form, form S-form colonies with test golden pigment on a dense nutrient D. In addition to define medium, produce a lecithinase, antibodies in plasmocoagualase, haemolysin and blood serum ferment a mannitol in anaerobic E. In addition to define a condition were revealed at patient with phagothype purulent phlegmona of maxillofacial
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