A patient presented to the OPD with clinical features of pneumonia. Sputum examination of the patient revealed a gram positive cocci with alpha hemolysis on sheep agar. Which
False about pneumococcus is? A. Capsule aids in virulence B. Commonest cause of otitis media and pneumonia C. Meningitis caused by it is milder than by other organisms
Which of the following statements is true regarding ARBO viruses : A. Yellow fever is endemic in India B. Dengue virus has only one serotype C. Kyasanur Forest
All of the following clinical features are associated with Enteroviruses except : A. Myocarditis B. Pleurodynia C. Herpangina D. Hemorrhagic fever Correct answer : D. Hemorrhagic fever Hemorrhagic
All of the following statements are true regarding poliovirus except : A. It is transmitted by feco-oral route B. Asymptomatic infections are common in children C. There is
Laboratory diagnosis of viral respiratory tract infections can be established by all of the following tests except : A. Detection of virus specific IgM antibodies in single serum
Epstein Barr (EB) virus has been implicated in the following malignancies except: A. Hodgkin‘s disease B. Non Hodgkin‘s lymphoma C. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma D. Multiple myeloma Correct answer :
The most sensitive method for detecting cervical Chlamydia trachomatis infection is: A. Direct fluorescent antibody test B. Enzyme immunoassay C. Polymerase chain reaction D. Culture on irradiated McConkey
A 20 years old male patient presents to the STD clinic with a genital ulcer. The gram stain of the smear from ulcer shows gram negative coccobacilli. The
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