QUIZ ON ENTERICS PART 2

Shigella is biochemically inert which means they produce negative results in most biochemical tests.

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Shigella sonnei is positive for Beta-galactosidase.

• true

• false

Shigella Subgroup A can ferment mannitol.

• true

• false

Shigella sonnei is common in the Philippines.

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• false

Shigella dysenteriae produces shiga toxins, similar to the verotoxins produced by ETEC.

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• false

Birds are the natural hosts of Salmonella.

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• false

Salmonella are H2S (+) except Salmonella Typhi.

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• false

Animal reservoirs S. Typhi and S. Paratyphi include cold-blooded animals and mammals.

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Typhoid fever, the most severe form of enteric fever, is caused by S. Typhi.

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• false

Culture is the best diagnostic procedure to identify Salmonella.

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• false