STREPTOCOCCUS QUIZ

Individuals suffering from primary atypical pneumonia have agglutinins to

S avium

Enterococcus faecalis

Streptococcus MG

S mutans

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The bacteria involved in the production of dental caries is/are

Streptococcus pyogenes

S sanguis

Both (a) and (b)

Streptococcus mutans

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Cell wall protein of Streptococcus pyogenes crossreacts with human

synovial fluid

vascular intima

cardiac valves

myocardium

TRUE ANSWER : ?
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Which of the following test indicates the susceptibility to streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin?

ASO test

Precipitation test

Disk test

Schick test

TRUE ANSWER : ?
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Which of the following condition is non-suppurative sequelae of Streptococcus pyogenes infections?

Acute rheumatic fever

Acute glomerulonephritis

Erythema nodosum

All of these

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The bacterial sore throat is caused by

Streptococcus pyogenes

Staphylococcus aureus

Haemophilus spp

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

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Streptococcus pyogenes can be differentiated from other haemolytic Streptococci on the basis of

Bacitracin sensitivity

Penicillin sensitivity

Erythromycin sensitivity

Aminoglycosides sensitivity

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Which of the following cross-reacts with cell wall carbohydrate of Streptococcus pyogenes?

Cardiac valves

Synovial fluid

Myocardium

Vascular intima

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Streptolysin O is

heat-labile

antigenic

all of these

oxygen-labile

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Crystal violet blood agar is a selective medium for

β-haemolytic streptococci

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

Staphylococcus aureus

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

TRUE ANSWER : ?
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