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Microbiology quiz True or False: Helicobacter pylori is the MOST common single o

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Microbiology quiz

True or False: Helicobacter pylori is the MOST common single organism found in the stomach.

True

False

Which of the following is NOT found in the gastrointestinal tract of a healthy individual                 

protists

Clostridium                        

Bacteroides

Bacteroidetes

Which of the following is NOT produced by microorganisms in the gut of humans?

vitamin B12

vitamin K

vitamin C

CO2

Bacteria make up about ________ the weight of fecal matter.

one-fourth

one-third

one-half

one-fifth

Which of the following will happen after a person takes an antibiotic orally?

The growth of normal flora will be inhibited.

The growth of pathogens will be inhibited.

Opportunistic microorganisms such as antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus will become established.

all of the above

Healthcare-associated infections are also called

opportunistic pathogenic infections.

attenuated infections.

virulent infections.

nosocomial infections.

Which of the following healthcare procedures may unintentionally introduce microorganisms into the patient?

catheterization

surgery

spinal puncture

all of the above

_______ is the growth of microorganisms NOT normally present within a host.

Disease

Virulence

Infection

Pathogenicity

Adherence factors include ALL of the following EXCEPT

capsule.

fimbriae.

flagella.

lipopolysaccharide

Explanation / Answer

1. True. Helicobacter pylori is the most common organism found in the human stomach.

2. Clostridium and protists are not found in the GIT of a healthy individual. They cause diseases. The other options consist of the normal flora.

3. Vitamin C and CO2 are not produced by the intestinal flora in the gut. These organisms produce vitamin K and B12.

4. Bacteria make up about _____one third___ the weight of fecal matter.

5. When a person takes an oral antibiotic, the option is - all of the above..

6. Healthcare-associated infections are also called nosocomial infections. These occur when the apparatus used in hospitals is not sterile. The doctor/nurse may also be a vehicle of transmission.

7. All the given healthcare procedures can introduce pathogens into the patient. Catheterization is the introduction of a catheter inside the body. A spinal puncture also opens up the bosy while during surgery, pathogens can easily enter if the operation theatre is not sterile.

8. Infection is the growth of organisms not seen in the body. Virulence is the ability to cause a disease while disease is the symptomatic show of the inner growth of microbes. Pathogenicity is the method of infection.

9. Lipopolysaccharide does not act as a adherens factor. The rest of the options act as adherens factors.