Definition of endotoxic shock in Gram-negative sepsis.

74. Clinical case, young homeless man, HIV+. You are working at the community clinic when a young, HIV+, homeless man presents with fever, fatigue and a cough of 6 months duration. You Gram stain a sample of his sputum and examine with your microscope, you see faintly staining bacilli in cords. You next perform an acid-fast stain on the sputum and see red staining bacilli in cords. Question: The reason the pathogen did not stain well with the Grams stain is because of the thick hydrophilic capsule thick, waxy, hydrophobic cell wall O thick, hydrophilic cell membrane O thick layer of hydrophobic peptidoglycan

__________  _____________ are different types of practices that are necessary at the basic level of infection control   Question options: A) Standard Precautions B) Standard Safety C) Hand Washing D) None of the above

Contrast the procedures for preventing infection in yellow anddengue fevers.

Why is it necessary to test for endotoxin in water used forinjectable drug preparations?

Describe the step-by-step procedure for preparing a thick and thin smear to test for malaria.

Explain in detail the pathogenesis of DM Type 1 & 2 and DKA

what is a reasonable treatment for an E coli infection? interferon antibiotics quinines antiviral drugs antibodies

2. A 23-year-old Caucasian female presented to the emergency department (ER)with profuse watery diarrhea after consuming raw oysters in a restaurant. She described the diarrhea as 'rice water stool'. (a) Which type of specimen should be collected from this patient for diagnosis of disease? (b) Name the most probable bacteria that caused the diarrhea and give the name of the infection. (c) Suggest two treatments and two preventive measures for this infection. (d) Non-toxic strains of bacteria can acquire toxin genes from viral genome. Briefly describe the process during which the toxic genes from virus are incorporated into bacterial chromosome.

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