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DIVISION OF
HEALTH SCIENCES
Subject Catalogue
MEDI 3003
Area: Number:
MICROBIOLOGY 300
Instructions to Candidates
2. Answer Section A on the separate answer sheet attached to the back of this
paper. You may detach the answer sheet and pass it up inside the
answer booklet with your written answers.
For the multiple choice questions, there is only one correct answer and
marks are not deducted for incorrect answers.
30 minutes has been allocated for this section, hence each question is
worth 1.5 marks.
4. ALL question papers, answer sheets and answer booklets must be handed
up at the end of the examination.
Study Period 2, 2006 Deferred Examination
University of South Australia
2. What medium would you use to grow Neisseria gonorrhoeae from a urethral
swab?
7. E. coli is normally:
15. Which of the following organisms is commonly associated with food poisoning
from paté?
16. Which of the following organisms would grow on potassium tellurite agar?
18. Which of the following antibiotics (choose one only) would be most suitable for
the treatment of an infection caused by a β-lactamase producing Staphylococcus
aureus?
(a) penicillin
(b) ampicillin
(c) vancomycin
(d) augmentin
(e) gentamicin
19. Which of the following organisms would be suitable as positive and negative
controls respectively, for the oxidase test?
5 marks each
2. A 23 year old male presents to the emergency section of his local hospital
with a 2 day history of vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain. What are the
two most likely bacterial causes of his symptoms? Outline procedures to
identify each of these causes. What are the public health implications of these
diseases?
30 marks
3. (a) What diagnostic criteria are used to assess a urine specimen for the
presence of a urinary tract infection (UTI)?
4 marks
(b) Outline methods for quantifying the numbers of bacteria in a urine
specimen and suggest a method suitable for a routine diagnostic laboratory.
6 marks
(c) List five organisms which are common causes of UTI.
5 marks
Study Period 2, 2006 Deferred Examination
University of South Australia
10 marks
10 marks
5 marks
7. Compare and contrast acute versus chronic viral infection. Give one (1)
example for each category.
5 marks
8. Viruses with genomic RNA can be classified into positive or negative stranded
RNA. Describe these two terms and name one (1) virus for each.
5 marks
Study Period 2, 2006 Deferred Examination
University of South Australia
MICROBIOLOGY 300
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