Question: A urinary tract infection can be diagnosed if an organism isolated from a CCMS specimen is found in pure culture and is present in quantity greater than ________ per milliliter of urine.

Answer: 100000

Question: An anaerobic organism is most likely isolated from a(n):

Answer: abscess

Question: An organism that is flexible as far as its oxygen requirements are concerned is called a(n)

Answer: facultative anaerobe

Question: An organism that is unlikely to be transmitted by sexual contact is

Answer: Clostridium botulinum

Question: Both bacteria an fungi can be

Answer: unicellular

Question: Cultures for which two organisms should not be refrigerated after collection?

Answer: streptococcus pyogenes and N. gonorrheae

Question: Diagnosis of a helminth infection reqires a

Answer: stool sample for an O&P examination

Question: In the Kirby-Bauer Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test, which of the following labels would indicate that the antibiotic is effective against the organism in that particular concentration in vitro?

Answer: S

Question: In the scientific name Escherichia coli the name coli indicates the

Answer: species

Question: Microscopically, a gram-negative bacterium appears as

Answer: pink (red) rods

Question: Microscopically, a sputum specimen containing positive AFB appears

Answer: pink

Question: Sensitivity testing is used to determine

Answer: A pathogens susceptibility to a particular antibiotic

Question: The gram reaction a bacterium exhibits is the result of its

Answer: cell wall peptidoglycan

Question: The microbiology laboratory report for Mrs. Wallace's urine culture lists eight antibiotics, five of which are followed by the letter "S". This means that these antibiotics

Answer: should be considered when treating the infection

Question: The prefix staphylo- means that bacteria appear

Answer: in grapelike clusters

Question: The rapid detection test that assists in the diagnosis of stomach ulcers detects

Answer: Helicobacter pylori

Question: Tightly coiled, spiral shaped bacteria are called

Answer: spirochetes

Question: When bacteria are found in grapelike clusters, which prefix is used?

Answer: staphylo-

Question: When stained with Gram stain, Gram negative cells will stain

Answer: pinkish-red

Question: When writing the name of a microorganism, which of the following rule applies to the genus?

Answer: begins with capital letter

Question: Which are not considered microorganisms?

Answer: helminths

Question: Which color indicates gram-positive bacteria?

Answer: purple

Question: Which of the following CFU results would indicate a UTI is likely?

Answer: 100,000 cfu/mL of urine

Question: Which of the following CLIA-waived serology tests can be performed by medical assistants to detect antibodies to a specific pathogen?

Answer: all of the abovehelicobacter pylorilyme diseaseHIVinfectious mononucleosis

Question: Which of the following infections is caused by fungus?

Answer: pneumocystis pneumonia

Question: Which of the following is true about gonorrhea?

Answer: Gram-negative cocci found in pairs

Question: Which of the following pathogenic organisms are classified as eukaryotes?

Answer: all of the above pathogenic protozoahelminthspathogenic fungi

Question: Which of the following tests is performed in the serology laboratory?

Answer: indirect immunologic test

Question: Which of the following will need a blood sample for diagnosis?

Answer: salmonella

Question: __________ are specific structures within a cell that perform a particular cellular function.

Answer: organelles

Question: Antimicrobial agents used to treat broad range of infections are classified as

Answer: broad spectrum antibiotics

Question: Bacteria are classified as ______ microbes , which are single-cell microbes that lack a membrane bound nucleus.

Answer: prokaryote

Question: Fungi are _____ and are either single-cell or multicellular organisms with a nucleus that is membrane bound.

Answer: eukaryote

Question: The term _____ refers to conditions outside a living body, such as bacteria grown on a culture plate.

Answer: in-vitro

Question: A gram-positive cell has a thick layer of peptidoglycan with no lipid layer surrounding it.

Answer: TRUE

Question: Bacterial endospores allow a microorganism to survive harsh environments.

Answer: TRUE

Question: Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the organism that causes tuberculosis and also is an anaerobe.

Answer: FALSE

Question: Mycoplasmas have more PG in their cell walls than any other pathogen.

Answer: FALSE

Question: The Epstein-Barr virus causes mononucleosis.

Answer: TRUE

Question: Tinea pedis is a fungal infection of the feet.

Answer: TRUE