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Sunday 6 April 2014

MICROBIOLOGY PAPER I-MARCH 2014-2ND MBBS KUHS



Q.P Code: 205001                                     Reg. no:…………..
Second Professional MBBS Degree Examinations, March 2014
Microbiology- Paper I
Time: 2 Hours                                         Total Marks: 40

  • Answer all questions
  • Draw diagrams whenever necessary

Essay: (10)
1. A 25 years old male comes to a medical outpatient department with complaints of high fever with relative bradycardia for the past one week, he has headache, coated tongue and hepatosplenomegaly. Answer the following:

  • What is the probable diagnosis?
  • What is the causative organism?
  • Describe the pathogenesis of this disease
  • Discuss the laboratory diagnosis of this disease
  • Discuss the vaccines used for prevention of this disease (1+1+3+3+2=10)


Short essay: (2×5=10)
2. Discuss about autoclave and its uses
3. Discuss type I hypersensitivity reaction

Short notes: (10×2=20)
4. Louis Pasteur
5. Lowenstein Jensen medium
6. Coagulase test
7. Bacteroides fragilis
8. Satellitism
9. Weil-Felix reaction
10. Natural killer cells
11. Transduction
12. Incineration
13. Acinectobacter baumanni