Rapid diagnosis and treatment of streptococcal pharyngitis (strep throat) are important mainly because (NCLEX/HESI/TEAS)
a. streptococcal pharyngitis is painful.
b. streptococcal pharyngitis is highly contagious.
c. failure to treat streptococcal pharyngitis can compromise the efficiency of the DTaP vaccine.
d. streptococcal pharyngitis can cause certain autoimmune complications.
e. not treating streptococcal pharyngitis leads to antibiotic resistance.

Which of the following is false regarding biofilms? (NCLEX/HESI/TEAS)

a. They tend to consist of one species of microbe.

b. They are platforms on which pathogens may adhere.

c. They form on indwelling devices.

d. They may harbor pathogens.

e. They can form on natural and manufactured surfaces.

What three main options can a pathogen pursue following adhesion?

Which of the following can lead to pneumonia? (NCLEX/HESI/TEAS)

a. Viruses

b. Bacteria

c. Fungi

d. All of the above

Select the FALSE statement:

a. Typical pneumonia can be community acquired.

b. Streptococcus pneumoniae is one cause of typical pneumonia.

c. Viruses are the only cause of atypical pneumonia.

d. Atypical pneumonia is not usually characterized by consolidation.

The __________ vaccine is a childhood vaccine to protect against tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis; in contrast, the __________ vaccine is a booster shot recommended for adolescents and adults to protect against tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis.

From the following list, select all of the diseases that antibiotics do not directly cure. (NCLEX/HESI/TEAS)

a. Hanta pulmonary syndrome

b. Streptococcus pneumoniae

c. Colds

d. Influenza

e. Haemophilus influenzae

f. COVID-19

g. Legionellosis

h. Tularemia

Give two reasons why the bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine is not routinely recommended in the United States to prevent tuberculosis.

Which of the following is associated with chronic neuralgia?

a. Herpes simplex 1 virus

b. Streptococcus pyogenes

c, Measles virus

d. Varicella-zoster virus

e. Papilloma virus