Download DNB 2020 December MIcrobIology Paper I Question Paper

Download Diplomate of National Board (DNB) 2020 December MIcrobIology Paper I Question Paper

FINAL EXAM
NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
DECEMBER 2020
MICROBIOLOGY
PAPER-I

Time: 3 hours
MICRO/D/20/18/I
Max. Marks:100
Important Instructions:
You are provided with 5 answer sheet booklets. Each individual answer sheet booklet consists
of 10 pages excluding the covering jackets.
Answers to all the questions must be attempted within these 5 answer sheet booklets which
must be later tagged together at the end of the exam.
No additional supplementary answer sheet booklet will be provided.
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 parts of a single question together.
Start the answer to a question on a fresh page or leave adequate space between two answers.
Draw table/diagrams/flowcharts wherever appropriate.

Write short notes on:

1. Discuss properties of an ideal disinfectant. Describe testing for
3+4+3
efficiency of disinfectant. Describe Spaulding's classification for devices
used in Hospital setting.
2. Define surgical site infections. Enumerate methods of diagnosis and
2+(4+4)
prevention of Surgical Site Infections (SSIs).
3. Antimicrobial peptides.
10
4. Describe in brief the immunological mechanism of tissue damage in
10
infection with special reference to COVID-19.
5. Define immunity. Describe in brief about innate immunity in health and
2+(4+4)
disease.
6. Describe collection, segregation, storage & transport, treatment and 2+2+2+2+2
disposal of biomedical waste in relation to a COVID-19 hospital.
7. What are research ethics? Describe in brief ethics related to research
3+7
on laboratory animals.
8. State the principle of real time PCR. Name the methods of detection of
3+3+4
amplification products. Mention the applications in clinical microbiology.
9. Define quality assurance and quality control. What are the pre analytical
3+7
and analytical factors that can affect quality of a bacteriology report?
10. Preservation of microorganisms.
10
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POSSESSION/USE OF CELL PHONES OR ANY SUCH ELECTRONIC GADGETS IS NOT PERMITTED INSIDE THE
EXAMINATION HALL.

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