14. Lower respiratory tract infections Questions Which lower respiratory tract infections are common? What are the clinical features of respiratory tract infections? What is the clinical management of community-acquired pneumonia?…
46 Oral microbiology Questions Give two clinical examples of systemic infections caused by oral bacteria What is the pathogenesis of dental decay? Oral microbiology has been placed at the end…
42. Antiviral therapy Questions What are the potential targets for antiviral therapy What are the available antiviral drugs? In 1990, there were only five licensed antiviral drugs; in 2009 there…
32. Tropical infections Questions Which infections are common in the returning traveller? What are the infectious agents of viral hepatitis? Which infectious agents cause dysentery? Tropical infections are endemic in…
39. Food, water and public health microbiology Questions How do food products become contaminated with microorganisms? How can contamination be prevented? What is the role of public health in the…
26. Obstetric and neonatal infections Questions Which infections are transmitted vertically to the fetus? How can intrauterine infections be diagnosed? How can perinatal infections be prevented? Both the pregnant woman…
4. Fungi the basic facts Questions What are mycoses and what types occur? In addition to infections, how else can fungi cause disease? Medically important fungi are eukaryotic organisms and…
10. Pathology of infectious disease Questions By what mechanisms do microorganisms damage tissues? How does the host respond pathologically to infection? Symptoms of infection arise from direct damage to tissues,…
45 Immunization Questions What is the difference between passive and active immunization? Why do infants respond poorly to polysaccharide vaccines? When Edward Jenner demonstrated, in 1796, that inoculation with material…
30. Infections of the immunocompromised host Questions What is the infection risk during neutropenia? What measures are effective in preventing infection in the immunocompromised patient? Pathogenesis The immune system is…
