First Year Post Basic B.Sc Nursing Microbiology Question Paper

First Year Post Basic B.Sc Nursing Supplementary Examinations

February 2024

Microbiology

(2016 Scheme)

Time: 3 Hours Total Marks: 75

 Answer all questions to the point neatly and legibly • Do not leave any blank pages between

answers • Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space

 Answer all parts of a single question together • Leave sufficient space between answers

 Draw diagrams wherever necessary

Long Essay: (12)

1. Define hospital-acquired infections. Write in detail about Hospital Infection Control

Committee and various infection control measures in health care setting. (2+2+8)

Short Essays: (2×7=14)

2. List the staining methods used in bacteriology. Give suitable examples. Write the

principle and importance of gram staining (2+2+3)

3. Name the viruses causing hepatitis. Discuss the laboratory diagnosis of Hepatitis B

virus (2+5)

Write short notes on: (5×5=25)

4. Needle stick injuries

5. Collection and transport of sample for blood culture

6. Dengue virus

7. Cryptococcosis

8. Roundworm infections

Answer briefly: (4×4=16)

9. Prophylaxis for rabies virus infection

10.Antimicrobial susceptibility testing for bacteria

11.IgG antibody

12.Widal test

Differentiate between (2×4=8)

13.Exotoxin and Endotoxin

14.Peripheral blood smear findings of P. vivax and P. falciparum

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