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2019 Scheme
Q.P. Code: 216001
Reg. no.: .....................
Second Professional MBBS Degree Regular/Supplementary
Examinations January 2023
Microbiology - Paper II
Time: 3 Hours
Total Marks: 100
Answer all questions to the point neatly and legibly ? Do not leave any blank pages between answers
? Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space
Answer all parts of a single question together ? Leave sufficient space between answers
Draw table/diagrams/flow charts wherever necessary
Long Essays
(2x15=30)
1. A 30-year-old female came to emergency department with productive cough, fever,
chest pain and shortness of breath for past 4 days. On examination, her temperature
was 1010F respiratory rate was 30/min, Chest examination revealed decreased breath
sounds on left lung. Chest X-ray showed homogenous ground glass opacity in left lower
lobe. Sputum upon gram staining showed gram positive cocci arranged in pairs with
plenty of pus cells.
(a) What is the clinical condition.
(b) What is the causative organism.
(c) Enumerate the other causative organisms of this condition.
(d) Laboratory diagnosis of the above condition.
(e) Vaccine strategy for above condition.
(1+1+4+5+4)
2. A four-year-old child was brought to paediatric casualty with fever, altered behaviour and
difficulty to swallow liquids. Mother gives a history of dog bite two months back and not
taking vaccine as per schedule.
(a) What is your clinical diagnosis.
(b) Name the causative agent.
(c) Describe the pathogenesis of this condition.
(d) List the samples collected and the methods of antemortem diagnosis of this
condition.
(e) Name cell culture vaccines for this disease.
(f) What is IDRV. Discuss the post exposure vaccination schedule. (1+1+2+4+3+4)
Short essays
(5x8=40)
3. Classification of Streptococci with examples. Write about the diseases caused by
Streptococcus pyogenes. Add a note on laboratory diagnosis.
(2+3+3)
4. Describe the etiology, specimen collection and laboratory diagnosis of urinary tract
infection.
(2+2+4)
5. Describe the etiology, pathogenesis, lab diagnosis and immunization of chicken pox.
6. Name four organisms causing congenital infections and describe in detail any one of
them.
(4+4)
7. Describe the etiopathogenesis and lab diagnosis of kala- azar.
(PTO)
Short answers
(5x4=20)
8. Lymphogranuloma venereum.
9. Trichomonas vaginalis.
10. Respiratory Syncytial virus.
11. Sporotrichosis.
12. Classification of fungus with examples.
Objective type questions
(10x1=10)
13. Name the selective medium for Nessieria gonorrhea.
14. Which organism is identified by Nagler's reaction.
15. Name two non ?sporing, anaerobic gram negative bacilli.
16. Name two viruses which cause microcephaly.
17. Name two zoonotic diseases.
18. Which viral disease is acquired from camel.
19. Which parasite cause calcified cysts in muscles.
20. Which fungal disease is spread by pigeon droppings.
21. Name the organism which causes acute osteomyelitis.
22. Name two tissue nematodes.
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