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Microbiology questions for NEET PG
567 Microbiology questions in the Recallab bank, each with a verified answer, every option explained and a reference to a current edition. 7 of them are published in full — the rest are in the app.
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- A beta hemolytic bacteria is resistant to vancomycin shows growth in 6.5% NaCl, is non bile sensitive. It is likely to be:
- The transfer of genetic information from one cell to another can occur by three methods. Phage mediated transfer of cell DNA into host is known as?
- The figure below shows the egg of a parasite. The adult worm lives in the:
- Name the antigen arrowed in the figure below:
- Fried egg appearance of colony is seen in:
- A neonate develops copious thick purulent discharge from both eyes on the third day of life, with marked swelling of the lids and chemosis. Gram stain of the discharge shows Gram-negative diplococci…
- A 32-year-old sewage worker has five days of high fever, severe calf pain, jaundice and red eyes without discharge. Urine dipstick shows blood and protein, and creatinine is rising. Which is the…
- Twenty minutes after eating grilled tuna at a restaurant, four diners develop facial flushing, throbbing headache, palpitations and an itchy rash. Several describe the fish as having tasted peppery…
- A 5-year-old girl has intense perianal itching that wakes her at night, and her younger brother has the same complaint. Routine stool examination on three occasions has been negative. Which is the…
- An 8-year-old boy with known sickle cell disease develops fever and severe pain in the left femur. Radiographs show a lytic lesion with periosteal reaction, and blood cultures grow a Gram-negative…
- In the transmission cycle of Japanese encephalitis, which animal acts as the amplifying host?
- Epidemic acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis is most characteristically caused by which enterovirus?
- A 46-year-old man who drinks heavily is admitted with fever, neck stiffness and confusion. Cerebrospinal fluid is turbid with 4,200 neutrophils, protein 2.1 g/L and glucose one-fifth of the blood…
- Four hours after a wedding lunch, 30 of 90 guests develop violent vomiting and abdominal cramps with little diarrhoea and no fever. All recover within 12 hours. The cream pastries had stood…
- A 30-year-old man has jaundice and raised transaminases. Hepatitis B surface antigen is negative, anti-HBs is negative, and anti-HBc IgM is positive. How should this be interpreted?
- During a creche outbreak, several toddlers develop fever with oral ulcers and vesicles on the palms, soles and buttocks. One child then develops myoclonic jerks, ataxia and brainstem signs. Which…
- A student in a hostel dies of meningococcal septicaemia. Gram stain of the cerebrospinal fluid showed intracellular Gram-negative diplococci. Which contacts need chemoprophylaxis, and with what?
- What is the correct sequence of reagents in a Gram stain, and which step actually distinguishes the two groups?
- A 9-month-old has three days of vomiting followed by profuse watery diarrhoea in winter. How is the diagnosis most practically confirmed, and what feature of the virus explains why the diarrhoea is…