Flashcards in Chlamydia Deck (23):
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The elementary body of Chlamydia is rigid because of __
Cross-linking of disulfide bonds
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The elementary bodies of Chlamydia often infect what kind of cells in the body?
Columnar epithelial cells
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How does a reticulate body produce elementary bodies?
Binary fission
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False about Chlamydia reticulate body
A. Infectious
B. Metabolically active
C. Fragile membrane
D. lack crosslinking of disulfide bonds
A
Elementary body ang infectious
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How are serovars of C.trachomatis classified?
A. Major outer membrane proteins
B. Culture media
C. Presence of flagella
D. Oxidase test result
A
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C.trachomatis affects humans only. T or F?
T
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Infection of C.trachomatis stimulates long-lasting immunity. T or F?
T
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Patients with trachoma infection may be also infected with gonorrhea. T or F?
T
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Trachoma may lead to blindness due to scarring of this part of the eye
A. Retina
B. Iris
C. Conjunctiva
D. Lens
C.Conjunctiva
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What abnormality is usually seen in conjunctivitis caused by trachoma?
A. Lack of muta
B. Milky muta
C. More tears
D. All of the above
B
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Secondary stage of lymphogranuloma venereum, present in C.trachomatis infectionw
Painful buboe
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In culture process of C.trachomatis, ___ stains glycogen in inclusion bodies, that is why it is used
Iodine
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Antigen detection technique usually used in ER,OPD
ELISA
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Antigen detection technique usually used to confirm results of other diagnostic tests
DFA
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What was C.pneumoniae originally called?
TWAR strain
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C.pneumoniae attaches to host cell via __
Major outer membrane proteins
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Another name for psittacosis
Parrot fever
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C.psittaci mainly infects
A.cats
B.dogs
C.fishes
D.birds
D
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psittacosis may be treated with erythromycin, true or false?
True
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What serologic technique is usually used to detect C.psittaci?
Microimmunofluorescence
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Which organs may experience organomegaly in the pathogenic course of C.psittaci?
Liver and spleen
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Which is TRUE?
A.peptidoglycan layer is lacking in Chlamydia
B.RB produces proteins when they enter and become EB
C.RB enters cell via receptor-mediated endocytosis and pinocytosis
D. conglomerations of RB produce inclusion cells
A
for B: EB produces proteins and becomes RB
for C AND D: EB dapat. NOT RB
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