The Mycobacterium tuberculosis MCQs Quiz is mainly for ‘Examination MCQs’. Here you will get a simple set of questionnaires that fully belong to your practical skills.
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Welcome to the M. tuberculosis MCQs Quiz!
Question #1: Which type of organism is responsible for causing tuberculosis?
Virus
Bacterium
Fungus
Protozoan
Question #2: Who is credited with the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis?
Louis Pasteur
Robert Koch
Edward Jenner
Alexander Fleming
Question #3: Which of the following culture media is most commonly used for isolating Mycobacterium
MacConkey agar
Löwenstein–Jensen medium
Blood agar
Sabouraud dextrose agar
Question #4: Which staining method is the standard for detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis in clinical specimens?
Gram stain
Acid-fast stain (Ziehl–Neelsen stain)
India ink stain
Silver stain
Question #5: What is the characteristic pathological feature seen in pulmonary tuberculosis?
Non-caseating granulomas
Caseating granulomas
Suppurative abscesses
Interstitial fibrosis
Question #6: How is tuberculosis primarily transmitted?
Through ingestion of contaminated food
Via direct contact
By inhalation of airborne droplet nuclei
Through sexual contact
Question #7: Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is best described as:
Active disease with prominent symptoms
Infection that is asymptomatic and non-contagious
A reinfection following successful treatment
TB limited to extrapulmonary sites only
Question #8: A patient with active pulmonary tuberculosis should be managed under which type of infection control precautions?
Standard precautions
Contact precautions
Droplet precautions
Airborne precautions
Question #9: Which pair of drugs is part of the standard first-line anti-tubercular therapy?
Penicillin and Gentamicin
Ciprofloxacin and Metronidazole
Isoniazid and Rifampicin
Vancomycin and Clindamycin
Question #10: One of the known side effects of Rifampicin is:
Ototoxicity
Orange discoloration of body fluids
Nephrotoxicity
Photosensitivity
Question #11: Patients receiving Ethambutol require regular monitoring for which adverse effect?
Hearing loss
Visual disturbances
Hepatotoxicity
Renal impairment
Question #12: Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is defined as TB that is resistant to at least:
Isoniazid and Rifampicin
Isoniazid and Ethambutol
Rifampicin and Streptomycin
Pyrazinamide and Ethambutol
Question #13: Which vaccine is used to help prevent tuberculosis, particularly severe forms in children?
DTaP
MMR
BCG (Bacille Calmette–Guérin)
Hepatitis B
Question #14: What is the typical duration of treatment for a new case of active pulmonary tuberculosis?
1–2 weeks
2–4 months
6–9 months
12–18 months
Question #15: Which test is most commonly used to screen for latent tuberculosis infection in high-risk individuals?
Chest X-ray
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
Tuberculin skin test (Mantoux test)
CT scan
