Other Protozoa  chapter 50

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5. True or False
Chapter Review _____a. A non-nutrient agar plate is seeded with Escherichia coli
and then is inoculated with a specimen taken from an eye
1. A 12-year-old girl is brought to the emergency department with
lesion. Organisms were recovered from the plate and were
meningitis and a history of swimming in a warm-water spring. Motile
identified as Acanthamoeba species, the cause of keratitis.
amebae that measure 10 µm in size are seen in the CSF and are
_____ b. Toxoplasma gondii can cause severe CNS disease in
most likely:
patients with AIDS; the cause is often reactivation of latent
a. Iodamoeba bütschlii trophozoites
toxoplasmosis.
b. Endolimax nana trophozoites
_____ c. Acanthamoeba keratitis is often linked to swimming in
c. Dientamoeba fragilis trophozoites
contaminated freshwater lakes and ponds where
d. Naegleria fowleri trophozoites
free-living amebae live in the water and soil.
e. Giardia lamblia trophozoites
_____ d. Trichomonas vaginalis causes disease and symptoms in
2. Toxoplasma gondii (toxoplasmosis) is characterized by: both males and females; however, the majority of infected
a. Possible congenital infections women remain asymptomatic during the infection.
b. Infection from ingestion of raw/rare meats or oocysts from cat _____ e. Primary amebic meningoencephalitis is a chronic disease
feces in which the patient may develop symptoms over a long
c. Possible difficulties with interpretation of serologic tests for period of time, often months.
antibody
6. Matching: Match each term with the correct description.
d. All of the above
e. None of the above _____ Trichomonas vaginalis a. organism that is transmitted
_____ Naegleria fowleri as congenital infection
3. Eye infections with Acanthamoeba spp. have most commonly been _____ Toxoplasma gondii b. chronic CNS disease, not
traced to: _____ trichomoniasis associated with swimming
a. Use of soft contact lenses _____ Acanthamoeba eye infection c. keratitis
b. Use of hard contact lenses _____ GAE d. also causes GAE
c. Use of contaminated lens care solutions _____ PAM e. swimming in freshwater
d. Failure to remove lenses while swimming _____ poor contact lens care f. acute, fatal disease
e. Dust in the eyes _____ Balamuthia mandrillaris g. serologic testing
4. Which specimen is the least likely to provide recovery of _____ toxoplasmosis h. use of outdated solutions
Trichomonas vaginalis? i. males are often
a. Vaginal discharge asymptomatic
b. Urethral discharge j. no known cyst form
c. Male urine
d. Female urine
e. Stool

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