The medium or media of choice used to recover Legionella is:

A) buffered charcoal yeast extract (BCY E) . B) Regan-Lowe agar. C) Löwenstein-Jensen medium. D) blood and chocolate agars.

A direct immunofluorescent antibody (DFA) test was performed on a sputum sample that yielded a positive test.The organism grew on BCYE medium and was a thin gram-negative, faintly staining bacillus.What is the drug of choice for this organism?

A) Fluoroquinolones B) Erythromycin C) Penicillin D) Aminoglycosides A

Organisms belonging to the genus Legionella are:

A) gram-positive diplococci. B) gram-positive diphtheroid bacilli. C) gram-negative coccobacilli. D) faintly staining, thin gram-negative bacilli. D

A febrile and pneumonic illness first named in 1976 by scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) who were investigating an epidemic of pneumonia among Pennsylvania State American Legion members attending a convention in Philadelphia is known as:

A) Philadelphia pneumonia. B) legionnaires' disease. C) tuberculosis. D) rheumatic fever.

To cultivate Legionella in the laboratory, a medium supplemented with what ingredient(s) is necessary?

A) L-cysteine and iron B) Blood and cysteine C) Dopa-cysteine D) Nicotinic adenine A

Exam 34: Legionella

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A direct immunofluorescent antibody (DFA) test was performed on a sputum sample that yielded a positive test.The organism grew on BCYE medium and was a thin gram-negative, faintly staining bacillus.What is the drug of choice for this organism?

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Organisms belonging to the genus Legionella are:

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A febrile and pneumonic illness first named in 1976 by scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) who were investigating an epidemic of pneumonia among Pennsylvania State American Legion members attending a convention in Philadelphia is known as:

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To cultivate Legionella in the laboratory, a medium supplemented with what ingredient(s) is necessary?

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Organisms belonging to the genus Legionella are:

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A febrile and pneumonic illness first named in 1976 by scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) who were investigating an epidemic of pneumonia among Pennsylvania State American Legion members attending a convention in Philadelphia is known as:

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