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Diagnostic Virology Flashcards

1
Q

Which is false?
A. Most viral infections are self-limiting and asymptomatic
B. Non-specific symptoms of viral diseases like fever can be
due to a number of viral agents
C. A particular virus can produce a number of signs and
symptoms
D. Antiviral drugs are ubiquitous

A

D

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In diagnostic virology, turn around time for most laboratory methods is not timely enough. T or F?

A

T

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In specimen collection, handling and transport, what are the three As one must consider?

A

Appropriateness of specimen
Adequacy of specimen
Adherence to universal precautions

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Diff viruses, diff ideal specimens. Which is false?
A. for respiratory diseases: nasopharyngeal aspirates
are the best specimens
B. for systemic diseases: blood
C. for HSV1 (singaw): swab only
D. none of the above

A

C

For HSV1: swab for microscopy and rapid
diagnosis, obtained from the base of lesion; aspirate
for acute infection with vesicular lesion

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5
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Which virus has diagnosis process where the specimen better obtained in convalescent phase?

A

SARS coronavirus

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In which two stages of disease is virus frequently detectable in test materials?

A

onset & acute phase

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7
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In which three stages of the disease is specific antibody demonstrable?

A

acute phase, recovery and convalescence

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8
Q

Which is false?
A)If viral specimen cannot be transported immediately, store at -70 deg C or liquid nitrogen temperature (-180 deg
C)
B) Do not freeze specimens
C) Generally, all solid specimens except blood are transported in viral transport medium
D) none of the above

A

C

stool dapat

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9
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What three things must be present in virus transport media?

A

antibiotics, buffered salt solution and proteinaceous substance

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10
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method which would involve antigen-antbody interactions

A

serology

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11
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One of the methods of antigen detection is direct examination. What is done here?

A

use of whole or parts of virion

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12
Q

All are direct exam methods for antigen detection except?

a. light and electron microscopy
b. cell culture
c. viral genome detection

A

B

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13
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Which is not a classical technique of antigen detection?
A. Western blot
B. Neutralization
C. Counter-immunoelectrophoresis
D. Complement fixation
A

A

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14
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Which is not a newer technique of antigen detection?
A. Western blot
B. Particle agglutination
C. Counter-immunoelectrophoresis
D. Radioimunoassay
A

C

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15
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Which is not a classical technique of antigen detection?
A. Immunofluorescence
B. RIBA
C. Counter-immunoelectrophoresis
D. Complement fixation
A

B

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16
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Which is not a newer technique of antigen detection?
A. Line immunoassay
B. RIBA
C. Enzyme linked immunoassay
D. Hemagglutination inhibition
A

D

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17
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How is a virus sample decontaminated? (3 steps.)

A

centrifugation
filtration
antibiotic usage

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18
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When Shaula isolated a certain virus, she noticed that there was a change in color, from pink to yellow. What does this mean?

A

There was an exchange of gases, signifying metabolism.

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19
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Which is false?
A. All viruses are culturable
B. From isolates, you may know the sequence and
pathogenesis of the virus.
C. Cells should generally be liquid in form for inoculation in
37 deg C, with 5% CO2.

A

A.All viruses are culturable
(not all! i.e. Hepatitis virus: use of
molecular techniques)

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20
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Which is false?
A. Plates are used for diagnosis
B. Flasks are used for propagation of cells
C. The worst cells are the newly propagated ones.

A

C

best sila

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21
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Which is not a purpose of animal inoculation?
A. To produce viruses which cannot be propagated in vivo
B. To study the pathogenesis of virus infections, e.g.
coxsackie viruses
C. To test vaccine safety
D. None of the above

A

A

in vitro dapat yan

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22
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Identify the cell in culture
o Cells are bipolar or multipolar
o Elongated shapes
o Grow attached to a substrate

A

fibroblastic

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23
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identify the cell in culture
o Polygonal in shape with more regular dimensions
o Grow attached to a substrate in discrete patches

A

epithelial-like

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24
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identify the cell in culture
o Cells are spherical in shape
o Usually grown in suspension without attaching to a
surface

A

lymphoblast-like

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25
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False about primary culture of cells
A.Directly from parent tissue
B.Have the same karyotype and chromosome number as
the original tissue
C.Long life span
A

C.

Short dapat

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26
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False about diploid cell line
A. from continuous cell line
B. at least 75% of the cells have the same karyotype as
the cells of the original tissue
C. can survive for about 20-50 subcultures

A

A

continuous cell line ang galing sa diploid cell line

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27
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False about continuous cell line
A. from diploid cell line
B. at least 75% of the cells have the same karyotype as
the cells of the original tissue
C. can survive for about 20-50 subcultures
D. from benign tissue

A

D

malignant dapat

28
Q

Which is false?
A.Primary culture involves cells from the liver
B.Primary culture involves fibroblast-like or
epithelial-like
C.Influenza virus is cultured in primary culture

A

A

kidney dapat

29
Q

Which is false?
A. In continuous cell lines, Herpes Simplex virus and Varicella Zoster virus can be cultured.
B. Diploid cell lines are fibroblast in nature.
C. none of the above

A

A

diploid dapat

30
Q

diploid cell line: __ from human kidney or

lung fibroblasts

A

WI-38 and MRC-5

31
Q

continuous cell line: identify two types

A

HeLa (from human cervical carcinoma),

Vero (African green monkey kidney)

32
Q 
Which does not have (+) growth in fibroblasts, A549 and RhMK cells?
A. Adenoviruses
B. CMV
C. HSV
D. none of the 3
A

B

33
Q

A.Hemadsoprtion is dependent upon selective attachment of leukocytes onto the monolayer surface of tissue culture cells.
B.It is perfomed on CPE negative cultures.

Which is false?

A

A

erythrocytes dapat

34
Q

What viral diagnostic method is this?

demonstrated by addition of erythrocytes to a tissue
culture system in which propagation of a hemagglutinin-producing virus has occurred

A

hemadsorption

35
Q

What viral diagnostic method is this?

• It uses a smaller tube containing a coverslip and it is
actually the coverslip that contains the cell monolayer

A

shell vial technique

36
Q

Sequence the steps for shell vial technique
A. the tube undergoes centrifugatiofollowed by a short incubation time
B. the coverslip is removed and stained with specific
monoclonal antibodies for a certain virus
C. the cell layer inoculated with specimen

A

C A B

37
Q

Identify the histopathology manifestation

  • -> nuclear or cytoplasmic aggregates of stainable substances, usually proteins
  • -> typically represent sites of viral multiplication in a bacterium or a eukaryotic cell
  • -> usually consist of viral capsid proteins
A

inclusion bodies

38
Q

Which is false?
A.The shell vials are usually set up so
that only 1 virus can be identified per tube.
B.Immuno-EM decreases sensitivity.

A

B

increase dapat

39
Q

Differentiate Southern from Northern Blot.

A

genome involved
Southern: DNA
Northern: RNA

40
Q

Identify the viral genome detection method
a mixture containing the molecule to be
detected is applied directly on a membrane as a dot. This is
then followed by detection by either nucleotide probes or
antibodies

A

Dot-blot

41
Q

What happens in in situ hybridization?

A

uses a labeled complementary
DNA or RNA strand (i.e., probe) to localize a specific DNA
or RNA sequence in a portion or section of tissue

42
Q

False about PCR

a. Extremely liable to contamination
b. High degree of operator skill required
c. Not easy to set up a qualititative assay
d. A positive result may be difficult to interpret,

A

c

quantitative yan dapat

43
Q

PCR can be applied also in RNA viruses by adding__

A

reverse transcriptase

44
Q

differentiate cross contam from carry-over contam

A

cross contam: contam c/o non-amplified matl from envt

carry over contam: contam c/o amplicons from earlier PCRs

45
Q

Ethidium bromide dye fluoresces under UV illumination to reveal the locations of DNA within a gel.

this is an example of __

A

gel electrophoresis

46
Q

In serology, what is the main diff bet primary infection and reinfection?

A

IgM is present in primary infection only

47
Q

True or False
Amount of color produced is directly proportional
to amount of antibody in the test specimen

A

False

inversely dapat

48
Q

Differentiate direct fr indirect immunofluorescence

A

direct: Antibody specific to the antigen is directly tagged with the fluorochrome

indirect: Antibody specific for the antigen is unlabeled and a second anti-Ig antibody directed toward the first antibody
is tagged with the fluorochrome

49
Q

identify
Produce ample green fluorescence
o Immunofluorescent microscope needed to see stain

A

fluoroisothiocyanate

50
Q

Produce red color
o No need for IF microscope

identify

A

rhodamine

51
Q 
best specimen for
RSV
Influenza A & B
Parainfluenza
Adenovirus
A

nasopharyngeal aspirate

52
Q

best specimen for
Rotaviruses
Adenoviruses
Astrovirus

A

feces

53
Q

skin is best specimen for which viruses?

A

HSV

VZV

54
Q

specific test for CMV, involves blood

A

pp65 antigenaemia test

55
Q

False about radiommunoassay
A.Radioactive versions of a substance (isotopes of the
substance) are mixed with antibodies and inserted in a
sample of the patient’s urine.
B.The same non-radioactive substance in the blood takes the place of the isotope in the antibodies, thus leaving the
radioactive substance free.
C.The radioactivity of each bound antigen is measured with a scintillation counter.

A

A

blood. not urine

56
Q

identify the viral diagnostic method
• Based on the electrophoretic separation of the crude
antigen and transfer of the separated fractions to a
nitrocellulose sheet in which they are immobilized

A

immunoblotting

57
Q

rely on the consumption of the complement by the Ag/Ab complex

A

complement fixation

58
Q

What produces a positive result in complement fixation?

A

presence of Ag-Ab complex and absence of lysis

59
Q

Complement fixation is not done anymore, T or F?

A

T

60
Q

Identify the diagnostic test
Based on the ability of specific antibodies to interfere with
some biologic function of the virus
• The infective property of the virus is blocked

A

neutralization

61
Q

positive result for neutralization

A

absence of CPE

62
Q

Measures the ability of soluble antigen to inhibit the
agglutination of antigen-coated red blood cells by
antibodies

A

hemagglutination inhibition

63
Q 
for these viruses,  the onset of
clinical symptoms coincide with the development of
antibodies
A. rubella and Hep A
B. respiratory and enteric viruses
C. HIV and rabies
A

A

64
Q 
Many viruses often produce clinical disease before the
appearance of antibodies such as
A. rubella and Hep A
B. respiratory and enteric viruses
C. HIV and rabies
A

B

65
Q

• There are also viruses which produce clinical disease
months or years after seroconversion as seen in
A. rubella and Hep A
B. respiratory and enteric viruses
C. HIV and rabies

A

C

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