M.B.B.S. EXAMINATION MICROBIOLOGY (BACTERIOLOGY & IMMUNOLOGY) PAPER-I

M.B.B.S. DEGREE EXAMINATION – JANUARY, 2013

PAPER-I

Time : 2 Hours                                                                 Max. Marks: 40

Answer all questions

1. Describe the virulence factors of Neisseria gonorrhoeae

with the help of a diagram.  Describe the laboratory

diagnosis of  gonorrhea.  Add a note on the chemotherapy of

the condition.                                                                     4+3+3=10                             

WRITE SHORT NOTES ON:                                                     5X4=20

2. Immunoglobin A
3. Enrichment media
4. The Lectin pathway of complement activation
5. Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli
6. Bartonella quintana

WRITE BRIEFLY ON:                                                             5X2=10

7. Superantigens
8.  Treponema Pallidum hemagglutination test
9. Tumor necrosis factor

10. Cold agglutination test

11. Anaphylaxis reaction