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Second Professional MBBS Degree Examination
(MODEL QUESTION PAPER)
MICROBIOLOGY- Paper I
Time: 2 hrs Max marks: 40
• Answer all questions.
• Draw diagrams wherever necessary
Essay: (10)
1. Read the clinical history and answer the following questions.:
A 30 year old male comes to the Medical O.P with complaints of fever of 2 weeks
duration. He has dry cough & weight loss .X-Ray reveals area of consolidation in the
apex of the right lung.
• Mention the probable diagnosis and source of infection..
• List the specimens to be sent for laboratory diagnosis in this case.
• How will you proceed with laboratory diagnosis in this case.
• How can the disease be prevented.
• Mention the skin test done routinely for the diagnosis. Discuss the interpretation.
(1+1+4+2+2=10)
Short essays: (2x5=10)
2. Pathogenesis and lab diagnosis of cholera
3. Type I hyper sensitivity reaction
Short notes: (10x2=20)
4. Clostridium difficile
5. Inspissation
6. Bacterial growth curve
7. Null cells
8. Transport medium
9. Legionella pneumophila
10. TRIC agents
11. Scrub typhus
12. Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
13. Coliform count
