Microorganisms and Disease What is common in catheters and ventilators? They are used primarily in neonatal intensive care units They bypass important defenses of the body They predispose patients to viral rather than bacterial infections Bacteria responsible for associated infections are usually susceptible to antibiotics They are used primarily in neonatal intensive care units They bypass important defenses of the body They predispose patients to viral rather than bacterial infections Bacteria responsible for associated infections are usually susceptible to antibiotics ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease Type III secretion systems are used to inject "effector" proteins directly into a host cell. Salmonella uses a type III secretion system to help the pathogen to survive within macrophages secrete LT (heat labile toxin) and ST (heat stable toxin) into the lumen of the intestine activate T cells to proliferate and secrete cytokines survive the acid pH of the stomach survive within macrophages secrete LT (heat labile toxin) and ST (heat stable toxin) into the lumen of the intestine activate T cells to proliferate and secrete cytokines survive the acid pH of the stomach ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease Pseudomembraneous colitis is precipitated by the use of certain antibiotics caused by a spore-forming bacterium caused by a gram-positive bacterium All of these precipitated by the use of certain antibiotics caused by a spore-forming bacterium caused by a gram-positive bacterium All of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease Lactoferrin helps to protect against pathogens by facilitating the growth of normal flora lowering the pH blocking sebum production sequestering Iron facilitating the growth of normal flora lowering the pH blocking sebum production sequestering Iron ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease A major difference between EHEC and EPEC is EHEC possesses a type III secretion system and EPEC does not EPEC passes through the placenta to infect the fetus and EHEC does not EPEC rearranges host cell actin and EHEC does not EHEC secretes a Shiga-like toxin and EPEC does not EHEC possesses a type III secretion system and EPEC does not EPEC passes through the placenta to infect the fetus and EHEC does not EPEC rearranges host cell actin and EHEC does not EHEC secretes a Shiga-like toxin and EPEC does not ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease Which of the following is true regarding anthrax? Inhalation Anthrax requires infection with a large number of spores Anthrax is caused by a virus Inhalation anthrax and cutaneous anthrax are caused by separate strains of Bacillus anthracis Anthrax is highly contagious Inhalation Anthrax requires infection with a large number of spores Anthrax is caused by a virus Inhalation anthrax and cutaneous anthrax are caused by separate strains of Bacillus anthracis Anthrax is highly contagious ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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