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1.
Which one of the following pathogenic yeast
is/are normal human flora?
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T/F
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(a)
Candida
albicans
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T
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(b)
Histoplasma
capculatum
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F
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(c)
Malassezia furfur
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T
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(d)
Cryptococcus
neoformans
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F
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(e)
Blastomyces dermatitidis
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F
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2.
Which statement regarding the epidemiology of
candidiasis is/are correct?
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T/F
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(a)
Patient receiving bone marrow transplants are
not at risk for systemic candidiasis
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F
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(b)
Patients with impaired or low numbers of
neutrophils and monocytes are at risk for systemic candidiasis
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T
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(c)
Patients with any form of diabetes have
enhanced resistance to candidiasis
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F
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(d)
Pregnancy lowers the risk of candida vaginitis
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F
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(e)
Patients with AIDS frequently develop
mucocutaneous candidiasis such as thrush
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T
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3.
Which statement regarding sporotrichosis
is/are correct?
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T/F
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(a)
The most common etiological agent is Pseudallescheria boydii (Scedosporium apiospermum)
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F
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(b)
The etiologic agent is a dimorphic fungus
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T
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(c)
The ecology of the etiologic agent is unknown
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F
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(d)
Most cases are subcutaneous and
non-lymphangitic
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F
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(e)
Most patients are immunocompromised
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F
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4.
Which of the following is/are subcutaneous
mycosis?
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T/F
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(a)
Rhinosporidiosis
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T
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(b)
Chromomycosis
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T
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(c)
Coccidioidomycosis
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F
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(d)
Mycetoma
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T
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(e)
Sporotrichosis
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T
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5.
Which statement about blastomycosis is/are
correct?
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T/F
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(a)
Similar to other endemic mycoses, this
infection occurs equally in men and women
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F
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(b)
Infection starts in the skin, and the other
organisms commonly disseminate to the lungs, bone, genitourinary tract, or
other sites
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F
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(c)
The fungus can be found in the soil that
contains bird or bat droppings
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F
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(d)
In tissue, one finds large, thick-walled,
single budding yeast cells with broad connections between the parent yeast
and bud
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T
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(e)
All cases require treatment with amphotericin
B
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F
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