Download DNB 2019 Dec 2019 Dec MICROBIOLOGY PAPER I Question Paper

Download Diplomate in National Board (DNB) 2019 Dec 2019 Dec MICROBIOLOGY PAPER I Previous Question Papers

FINAL EXAM
NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
DECEMBER 2019
Time: 3 Hours
MICROBIOLOGY
PAPER-I
Max. Marks: 100
important Instructions:
o Attempt all questions in order.
Each question carries 10 marks.
Read the question carefully and answer to the point neatly and legibly.
Do not leave any blank pages between two answers
Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space.
Answer all the pans of a single question together.
Start the answer to a question on a fresh page or leave adequate space between two answers.
Draw tabIe/dlagrams/flowchan?s, wherever appropriate
Write short notes on:
1.
10.
Define biofilms. Describe their role in bacterial pathogenesis and
various methods of biofilm detection.
What is quorum sensing? Discuss in detail about its role in
bacterial virulence.
Enumerate nucleic acid amplification techniques used in a
diagnostic microbiology. Discuss in detail about nucleic acid
sequence based amplification (NASBA) and its applications.
What is sterilization? Discuss principle of plasma sterilizers. Write
its advantages as well as uses.
Describe in detail methods of HLA typing. Discuss merits and
demerits of each method and also add a note on HLA typing for
the next?generation sequencing.
Describe monoclonal antibodies. Discuss emerging trends and
newer developments in monoclonal antibodies.
Enumerate major Hospital Acquired Infections (HAI). Discuss in
detail about laboratory diagnosis of Ventilator Associated
Pneumonia (VAP). Add a note on surveillance of VAP in a hospital
setting.
Enumerate potential pathogens found and/or transmitted through
milk. Describe various methods used for the assessment of
bacterial contamination of milk.
Define ?Pathogenioity Islands? and their role in bacterial
pathogenesis with suitable examples?
Discuss the role of microbiota in health and diseases.
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