QP CODE: 111011 Reg. No:…………………..
First Year Post Basic B.Sc Nursing Examinations October 2017
MICROBIOLOGY
(2016 Scheme)
Time: 3 Hours Total Marks: 75
Answer all questions
Draw diagram wherever necessary
Long Essay:
1. Explain the morphology, mode of infection and laboratory diagnosis of HIV-AIDS.

Short Essays:
2. Define sterilization. Classify various methods of sterilization. Discuss in details moist
heat sterilization.
3. Define urinary tract infection (UTI). List common organisms causing UTI. Describe
sample collection and laboratory diagnosis of UTI.
Write short notes on:
4. Universal precautions.
5. Nosocomial (hospital acquired) infections.
6. Endameba histolytica.
7. Staphylococcus aureus.
8. Laboratory diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis
Answer briefly: x 4 16)
9. Transport media.
10. Ethylene oxide sterilization
11. M.M.R. vaccine
12. Louis Pasteur
Differentiate between x 4
13. Hepatitis A and hepatitis B virus
14. Active immunization and passive immunization.