MIDT: WEEK 8-10 DENT

What is a unique feature of Chlamydia's life cycle?

• Forms endospores

• Alternates between elementary and reticulate bodies

• Divides by binary fission only

• Uses flagella for motility

The infectious form of Chlamydia is the:

• Reticulate body

• Elementary body

• Spore

• Endospore

The metabolically active, non-infectious form of Chlamydia is the:

• Spore

• Elementary body

• Reticulate body

• Cyst

Chlamydia trachomatis serovars D–K cause:

• Trachoma

• Genital infections

• LGV

• Psittacosis

Which serovars of Chlamydia trachomatis cause trachoma?

• A–C

• D–K

• L1–L3

• B–F

Lymphogranuloma venereum is caused by which Chlamydia serovars?

• A–C

• D–K

• L1–L3

• M–O

What is a common complication of untreated chlamydial genital infection in women?

• Meningitis

• Pelvic inflammatory disease

• Appendicitis

• UTIs

A newborn exposed to Chlamydia during delivery may develop:

• Pneumonia

• Conjunctivitis

• Both A and B

• Septicemia

Psittacosis is caused by:

• Chlamydia trachomatis

• Chlamydia pneumoniae

• Chlamydia psittaci

• Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Which Chlamydia species causes atypical pneumonia?

• C. psittaci

• C. pneumoniae

• C. trachomatis

• C. felis