Which assay is the current recommended method of detection in most laboratories for influenza A and B viruses?
a. Conventional cell culture
b. Enzyme immunoassays
c. Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)
d. Shell vial culture
Which therapy has decreased the incident of pneumocystis infection in patients with human immunodeficiency virus or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)?
a. Metronidazole
b. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole combi-nation
c. Aminoglycosides with fluconazole
d. Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis (LCM) and Lassa fever are considered which type of virus?
a. Adenovirus
b. Papillomavirus
c. Picornavirus
d. Arenavirus
Macroscopic examination of granules from lesions of mycetoma reveals them to be white to yellow and 0.2 to 2 mm in diameter. Microscopically, the granules consist of loosely arranged, intertwined septate hyaline hyphae cemented together. Which organism can cause a mycetoma infection?
a. Fonsecaea spp.
b. E. dermatitidis
c. Cladosporium spp.
d. P. boydii
Which genus is involved in infections of the skin and nails only?
a. Microsporum
b. Epidermophyton
c. Trichophyton
d. Scopulariopsis
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