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UNIVERSITY OF JAFFNA, SRI LANKA
SECOND EXAMINATION FOR MEDICAL DEGREES (PART 1) March
2015
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Microbiology - Paper II
Date: 23.03.2015
Time allowed: 2 hours
Answer all four questions.
1) A 15 year old girl developed pain, swelling, redness and tenderness on her left elbow
which lasted for 2 days. When this was improving, she developed pain and swelling on
her right knee joint followed by the left. When questioned, she said that she had throat
pain two weeks earlier.
1.1. What is the most probable clinical diagnosis?
(t ?marks)
1.2 Name the causative organism for this clinical condition.
(10marks)
1.3 Discuss briefly the use of microbiological tests in the diagnosis of
this illness.
(20marks)
1.4 Describe briefly the pathogenesis of this illness.
(2Omarks)
1.5 Discuss the use of antibiotics in this patient.
(40marks)
2)
A 61 year old diabetic. patient was admitted to the hospital with uncontrolled diabetes.
On the third day of admission she developed fever in the hospital. After the
Microbiology report was received, she was given Vancomycin.
2.1 What is hospital acquired infection?
(1 5marks)
2,2 Name three possible organisms for which vancomycin was given to this
patient.
(15marks)
2.3 Discuss the possible ways by which this patient would have got these
infections.
(30marks)
2.4 Describe various preventive measures for hospital acquired infection.
(40marks)

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3) A 39 year old man with the history of cigarette smoking for more than 10 years was
admitted to the Teaching Hospital, Jaffna with sudden onset of high fever, malaise, aches
and pain and cough for 3 days. On examination, he was conscious and alert. His
temperature was 39.3?C, pulse rate105/min, and blood pressure I 12/70mmHg. The
attending medical officer suspected this patient to have influenza.
3.1 Name two differential diagnoses other than influenza in this patient.
(10marks)
3.2 Describe briefly the mode of transmission of influenza virus.
(20marks)
3.3 Using the terms 'Antigenic drift' and 'Antigenic shift', explain how
annual flu and influenza pandemic occur.
(40marks)
3.4 Discuss the preventive measures of influenza,
(30marks)
4. A mother brought her 3 months old bottle fed baby to the outpatient unit with the
complaint of curd like white patch on his tongue. She said when she tried to remove it_
there was bleeding underneath.
4.1 Name the most probable fungus that causes this lesion.
(10marks)
4.2 Describe the predisposing factors for infection in any patient caused
by the fungus you mentioned in 4.1.
(30marks)
4.3 Name two tests available in routine microbiology lab-oratories to confirm
this fungus,
(20marks)
4,4 Discuss the antifungals used in the treatment of both systemic and local
infections of the fungus you mentioned in 4.1.
(40marks)
V/A

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