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  • The toxin of Staphylococcus aureus that may result into scalded skin syndrome is


  • Options
  • A. Enterotoxin
  • B. Leucocidin
  • C. Epidermolytic toxin
  • D. Haemolysin

  • Correct Answer
  • Epidermolytic toxin 


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    • 1. Which of the following can be used to detect clumping factor?

    • Options
    • A. tube coagulase test
    • B. slide coagulase test
    • C. precipitation test
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 2. Which of the following Staphylococcal haemolysins does not possess leucocidal activity?

    • Options
    • A. ? haemolysin
    • B. ? haemolysin
    • C. ? haemolysin
    • D. ? haemolysin
    • Discuss
    • 3. The bacteria which can ferment mannitol anaerobically is

    • Options
    • A. Staphylococcus aureus
    • B. S epidermidis
    • C. S saprophyticus
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 4. Protein A is found in cell wall of

    • Options
    • A. coagulase-negative staphylococci
    • B. Staphylococcus aureus
    • C. Micrococci
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 5. Which of the following Staphylococcal haemolysins does not cause lysis of human RBCs?

    • Options
    • A. ? haemolysin
    • B. ? haemolysin
    • C. ? haemolysin
    • D. ? haemolysin
    • Discuss
    • 6. The genus/genera that belongs to the family Micrococcaceae is

    • Options
    • A. Micrococcus
    • B. Staphylococcus
    • C. Planococcus
    • D. All of these
    • Discuss
    • 7. Identify the bacteria which is oxidase-negative and catalase-positive?

    • Options
    • A. Staphylococcus
    • B. Streptococcus
    • C. Neisseria
    • D. Pseudomonas
    • Discuss
    • 8. Most strains of Staphylococcus aureus indicate

    • Options
    • A. phosphatase production
    • B. a golden-yellow pigment
    • C. ?-haemolysis on sheep blood agar
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 9. The bacteria which are inhibited on crystal violet (1:500,000) blood agar, is/are

    • Options
    • A. Streptococci
    • B. Staphylococci
    • C. Both (a) and (b)
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 10. Coagulase-reacting factor is necessary for

    • Options
    • A. slide coagulase test
    • B. tube coagulase test
    • C. precipitation test
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss


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