B.Sc-B.Sc Allied Health Sciences 1st Year Microbiology (Kerala University of Health Sciences-2013)

Q.P. CODE: 105016                                                      Reg. No: …………………...
                   First Year B.Sc Perfusion Technology Degree Examinations, November 2013
                                                                       Microbiology

Time: 3 Hrs                                                                                             Max. Marks:80

• Answer all questions
• Draw diagram wherever necessary

Essays: (2×10=20)

1. Define sterilization. Classify the different methods of sterilization. Explain in detail about the  principle, functioning and uses of hot air oven. (2+2+1+3+2=10)
2. Explain in detail about clinical features, laboratory diagnosis and prophylaxis of diphtheria.
(3+5+2=10)

Short notes: (6x5=30)

3. Congenital infections
4. Bacterial growth curve
5. Negative staining
6. Enriched media
7. Trichuris trichura
8. Bacterial capsule

Answer briefly: (10x3=30)

9. Cryptococcus neoformans
10. Laboratory diagnosis of enteric fever
11. Hepatitis B virus
12. Dermatophytes
13. Entamoeba histolytica
14. Laboratory diagnosis and prophylaxis of tetanus.
15. Negri bodies
16. Bacterial meningitis
17. Staphylococcus aureus
18. Disinfectants
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