Download DNB 2016 Dec MICROBIOLOGY PAPER 4 Question Paper

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FINAL EXAM NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
DECEMBER 2016

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Time : 3 hours
Max. Marks :100

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Important instructions:

1. Attempt all questions in order.
2. Each question carries 10 marks.
3. Read the question carefully and answer to the point neatly and legibly.
4. Do not leave any blank pages between two answers.

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5. Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space.
6. Answer all the parts of a single question together.
7. Start the answer to a question on a fresh page or leave adequate space between two answers.
8. Draw table/diagrams/flowcharts wherever appropriate.

Write short notes on:

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1. Principle and applications of MALDI-TOF in clinical microbiology. 4+6=10
2. Point of care tests. 10
3. Principle and applications of reverse vaccinology. 6+4
4. Define vaccine derived polio virus and the current strategies in global polio vaccination programme. 2+8
5. Next generation sequencing. 10

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6. Enumerate mechanisms of Linezolid resistance and its laboratory detection. 6+4
7. Define quasi species and their role in disease. 4+6
8. Define biosensors and its application in Microbiology. 2+8
9. New guidelines of Biomedical Waste Management Rules, 2016. 10
10. Application of stem cell research in Microbiology. 10

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