Microbiology, 5/e

Lansing M Prescott, Augustana College
Donald A Klein, Colorado State University
John P Harley, Eastern Kentucky University

Clinical Microbiology

True or False Quiz


1	Clinical microbiologists and clinical microbiology laboratories perform many services, all related to identification and control of microorganisms.
		A)	True
		B)	False


2	A specimen should be obtained before antimicrobial agents have been administered to the patient.
		A)	True
		B)	False


3	A specimen is collected only at the diseased site.
		A)	True
		B)	False


4	Saliva has not been implicated in HIV transmission.
		A)	True
		B)	False


5	When accurate, rapid identification is required for culture confirmation, polyclonal antibodies are the choice.
		A)	True
		B)	False


6	Immunologic systems for the detection and identification of pathogens from clinical specimens give a low percentage of false positives and negatives.
		A)	True
		B)	False


7	A single elevated antibody titer can distinguish between active and past infections.
		A)	True
		B)	False


8	The migration rate of plasmid DNA in agarose is inversely proportional to the molecular weight.
		A)	True
		B)	False

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