11-15-2006, 09:37 AM
A healthy young women eagerly expected the birth of her first child. She followed prenatal care instructions and all indications appeared normal. Unfortunately,a still-born fetus with neonatal meningitis was the outcome. The mother was an asymptomatic carrier of pathogen
I) Such an occurence could result from the intrauterine or vaginal colonization by
a) Listeria monocytogenes
b) Bacteroides fragilis
c) Clostridium difficile
d) Clostridium perfingens
e) Gardnerella vaginalis
II) If a sample of CSF from infant were Gm stained, observe bacteria would be
a) Gm- cocci
b) Gm- rods
c) Gm variable rods
d) Gm+ cocci
e) Gm+ rods
III) Drug of choice in treatment of this pathogen is
a) doxycycline
b) penicillin
c) cephalosporin C
d) streptomycin
e) Amphotericin B
IV) Pregnant women most likely was exposed to pathogen thru
a) bite of an arthropod vector
b) contaminated blood products
c) inhalation of aerosol droplets
d) ingestion of contaminated foods
e) an infected pet
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I) Such an occurence could result from the intrauterine or vaginal colonization by
a) Listeria monocytogenes
b) Bacteroides fragilis
c) Clostridium difficile
d) Clostridium perfingens
e) Gardnerella vaginalis
II) If a sample of CSF from infant were Gm stained, observe bacteria would be
a) Gm- cocci
b) Gm- rods
c) Gm variable rods
d) Gm+ cocci
e) Gm+ rods
III) Drug of choice in treatment of this pathogen is
a) doxycycline
b) penicillin
c) cephalosporin C
d) streptomycin
e) Amphotericin B
IV) Pregnant women most likely was exposed to pathogen thru
a) bite of an arthropod vector
b) contaminated blood products
c) inhalation of aerosol droplets
d) ingestion of contaminated foods
e) an infected pet
i m sleepy i ll reply all qs tommaro .. see u