Pathology EMQ template.

Name:

Candidate number:

Theme: Gram Positive Bacteria

 

OPTION LIST

 

A	Bacillus anthracis	I	Staph aureus
B	Bacillus cereus	J	Staph epidermidis
C	Clostridium botulinum	K	Staph saprophyticus
D	Clostridium difficule	L	Strep agalactiae
E	Clostridium perfringes	M	Strep bovis
F	Clostridium tetani	N	Strep pneumoniae
G	Enterococcus faecalis	O	Strep pyogenes
H	Listeria monocytogenes	P	Strep viridans

 

For each scenario below, choose the most appropriate answer from the list above. Each option may be used once, more than once or not at all.

 

1. Green coloration on blood agar plates

 

 

2. The second most common cause of UTIs in females

 

 

3. Grape-like gold clusters on brown agar plate

 

 

4. Optochin-sensitive

 

 

5. Spore-forming bacillus causing pseudomembranous colitis

 

 

 

ANSWERS

1. P

2. K

3. I

4. N

5. D