Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective

Denise Anderson, Sarah Salm, Deborah Allen

Chapter 27

Genitourinary Tract Infections - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

Problem 1

Which of the following about bacterial cystitis is false?
a) About one-third of all women will have it at some time during their life.
b) Catheterization of the bladder markedly increases the risk of contracting the disease.
c) Individuals who have a bladder catheter in place indefinitely risk bladder infections with multiple species of intestinal bacteria at the same time.
d) Bladder infections occur as often in men as they do in women.
e) Bladder infections can be asymptomatic.

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Problem 2

Choose the one correct statement about leptospirosis.
a) Humans are the only reservoir.
b) Most infections produce severe symptoms.
c) Transmission is by the fecal-oral route.
d) It can lead to unnecessary abdominal surgery.
e) An effective vaccine is generally available for preventing human disease

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Problem 3

Which one of the following statements about bacterial vaginosis is false?
a) It is the most common vaginal disease in women of childbearing age.
b) In pregnant women, it is associated with premature delivery.
c) Inflammation of the vagina is a constant feature of the disease.
d) The vaginal microbiota shows a significant decrease in lactobacilli and a marked increase in anaerobic bacteria.
e) The cause is unknown.

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Problem 4

Pick the one false statement about vulvovaginal candidiasis.
a) It often involves the external genitalia.
b) It is readily transmitted by sexual intercourse.
c) It is caused by a yeast present among the normal vaginal microbiota in about one-third of healthy women.
d) It is associated with prolonged antibiotic use.
e) It involves increased risk late in pregnancy.

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Problem 5

All of the following statements about staphylococcal toxic shock are true except
a) it can lead to kidney failure.
b) the causative organism usually does not enter the bloodstream.
c) it occurs only in tampon users.
d) the causative organism produces superantigens.
e) person-to-person spread does not occur.

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Problem 6

Which of the following statements about gonorrhea is false?
a) The incubation period is less than a week.
b) Disseminated gonococcal infection (DGI) is almost invariably preceded by prominent urogenital symptoms.
c) DGI can result in arthritis of the knee.
d) Phase and antigenic variation helps the causative organism evade the immune response.
e) Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is common in untreated women.

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Problem 7

Which one of these statements about chlamydial genital infections is false?
a) The incubation period is usually shorter than in gonorrhea.
b) Infected cells develop inclusion bodies.
c) Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) can be complicated by infection of the surface of the liver.
d) Tissue damage largely results from cell-mediated immunity.
e) Fallopian tube damage can occur in the absence of symptoms.

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Problem 8

Which symptom is least likely to occur as a result of tertiary syphilis?
a) Gummas
b) White patches on mucous membranes
c) Emotional instability
d) Stroke
e) Blindness

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Problem 9

Which of the following statements about HIV/AIDS is false?
a) HIV is transmitted by body fluids such as blood and semen.
b) Antiretroviral medications can cure AIDS.
c) Unusual cancers and infections indicate the start of AIDS.
d) HIV can be transmitted transplacentally to a fetus.
e) HIV infects white blood cells, destroying the immune system.

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Problem 10

All of the following are true of "trich" (trichomoniasis)
except
a) it can cause burning pain on urination and painful testes in men.
b) it occurs worldwide.
c) asymptomatic carriers are rare.
d) transmission can be prevented by proper use of condoms.
e) individuals with multiple sex partners are at high risk of contracting the disease.

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