Cert ID(SA) Path Practice Questions - CMSA Sub-specialty Certificate in Infectious Diseases Cert ID(SA) Path - South Africa Exam - Cert ID(SA) Path Practice Questions - CMSA Sub-specialty Certificate in Infectious Diseases Cert ID(SA) Path

Question 1

A 54-year-old splenectomised man presents with overwhelming sepsis 3 days after sustaining a minor dog bite. Blood cultures flag positive for fusiform, spindle-shaped gram-negative bacilli that demonstrate gliding motility on agar. Which organism is the most likely cause?

Pasteurella multocida Eikenella corrodens Streptobacillus moniliformis Capnocytophaga canimorsus

Correct Answer:

Capnocytophaga canimorsus

Question 2

Which combination of phenotypic characteristics is most characteristic of Candida auris when evaluated in a clinical diagnostic mycology laboratory?

Failure to produce pseudohyphae on Cornmeal agar, thermotolerance at 42°C, and growth in 10% NaCl broth Rapid urease positive, capsule formation on India ink, and phenoloxidase positive on Niger seed agar Germ tube positive, chlamydospore production on Cornmeal agar, and pink colonies on CHROMagar Arthroconidia formation on Cornmeal agar, urease positive, and failure to grow at 37°C

Correct Answer:

Failure to produce pseudohyphae on Cornmeal agar, thermotolerance at 42°C, and growth in 10% NaCl broth

Question 3

A cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) specimen from an HIV-infected patient with subacute meningitis reveals encapsulated budding yeast cells. Which histochemical stain specifically highlights the mucopolysaccharide capsule of Cryptococcus neoformans in red?

Mayer's mucicarmine stain Ziehl-Neelsen stain Grocott's methenamine silver (GMS) stain Periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) stain

Correct Answer:

Mayer's mucicarmine stain

Question 4

Microscopic examination of a mold culture incubated at 25°C from a bone marrow biopsy specimen shows delicate hyphae with large, round, thick-walled tuberculate macroconidia. What is the identity of this dimorphic fungus?

Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Histoplasma capsulatum Blastomyces dermatitidis Coccidioides immitis

Correct Answer:

Histoplasma capsulatum

Question 5

A 6-year-old child presents with intense perianal pruritus, particularly at night. Which is the diagnostic method of choice to detect the causative parasite?

Duodenal aspirate microscopy for trophozoites Microscopic examination of a perianal cellulose tape (Scotch tape) swab collected early in the morning Formol-ether concentration of a routine stool sample for ova and parasites Serological detection of specific IgE antibodies in serum

Correct Answer:

Microscopic examination of a perianal cellulose tape (Scotch tape) swab collected early in the morning

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