Microbiology MCQs

HIV is transmitted by all of the following routes except:

A. Saliva
B. Needle prick injury
C. Blood transmission
D. Sexual intercourse

Half-life of free HIV in plasma is:

A. 24 hours
B. 6 hours
C. 12 hours
D. 3 months

Confirmatory test for HIV infection is a:

A. ELISA
B. Immunodot
C. RIPA
D. Western Blot

All are seen in a cysts of E. histolytica except:

A. Glycogen mass
B. Chromatid bars
C. Eccentric nucleus
D. Refractile nucleus

All the following amoeba live in the large intestine except:

A. coli
B. nana
A. gingivalis
B. histolytica

Causative organism of Kalahazar is:

A. Plasmodium ovaie
B. Leishman donovani
C. Entamoeba histolytica
D. Toxoplasma

Black water fever is caused by:

A. Plasmodium vivax
B. Plasmodium falciparum
C. Leishmania donovani
D. Microfilaria

Investigation of choice for invasive amoebiasis is:

A. Indirect hemagglutination
B. ELISA
C. Counter immune electroporesis
D. Microscopy

Dematophytes are fungi infecting:

A. Subcutaneous tissue
B. Systemic organs
C. Nails, hair and skin
D. Superficial skin and deep tissue

The medium of choice for culturing yeast from of dimorphic fungi is:

A. Brain – heart infusion
B. Sabouraud’s
C. Sabouraud’s plus antibiotics
D. Any medium incubated at 35-37°C

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