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A distinguishing feature of human mycoplasma species is that they....
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contain no bacterial peptidoglycan(complete lack of cell wall)
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regarding Mycoplasma pneumoniae, infection most commonly occurs in the upper respiratory tract. TRUE/FALSE
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TRUE. The pathogen stains poorly. Recovery is slow.
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A 30 year old woman complained of unrelenting headache accompanied with fever , chills and malaise. After 2-4 days, a dry cough developed. Chest X rays reveal a patchy, diffuse bronchopneumonia involving both lobes. The WBC was not elevated. What is the most likely infection?
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M. pneumoniae.Also known occasionally as walking pneumonia.
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Chlamydia trachomatis and Chlamydia pneumoniae share many characteristics except.
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implication in inclusion conjunctivitis and interstitial pneumonia of the newborn.
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Chlamydia trachomatis is the most common cause of nongonococcal urethritis. TRUE/FALSE
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TRUE. It is spread via sexual contact, and may be asymptomatic in women. In women it can cause PID, infertility and occasionally death.
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What are appropriate treatments for C. trachomatis?
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Tetracycline, erythromycin, doxycycline that can penetrate into eukaryotic cells are appropriate treatments, because this organism is metabolically active only inside cells.
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