SM Infectious Diseases & Clinical Applications

Question 1

Which bacterium is the most common cause of community-acquired pneumonia?

Accepted Answer

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Answer

Escherichia coli

Answer

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Answer

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Question 2

Which viral infection is most commonly associated with mononucleosis?

Accepted Answer

Epstein-Barr virus

Answer

Cytomegalovirus

Answer

Hepatitis B virus

Answer

Human papillomavirus

Question 3

Which fungal infection is commonly associated with immunocompromised patients?

Accepted Answer

Candida albicans

Answer

Aspergillus fumigatus

Answer

Histoplasma capsulatum

Answer

Cryptococcus neoformans

Question 4

Which parasitic infection is transmitted through the bite of an Anopheles mosquito?

Accepted Answer

Plasmodium falciparum

Answer

Trypanosoma brucei

Answer

Leishmania donovani

Answer

Toxoplasma gondii

Question 5

Which antibiotic is most commonly used to treat Streptococcus pyogenes infections?

Accepted Answer

Penicillin

Answer

Ciprofloxacin

Answer

Vancomycin

Answer

Doxycycline

Question 6

Which diagnostic test is most commonly used to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis?

Accepted Answer

Tuberculin skin test (TST)

Answer

Gram stain

Answer

Western blot

Answer

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)