Paper I — 2024 December (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme) — Qx
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Paper I
2024 December (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme) · 100 marks · 180 min
Question
Cutaneous wound infections NOT caused by
Vibrio cholerae
Vibrio fluvialis
Vibrio mimicus
Vibrio vulnificus
a) 1, 2, 4 are correct b) 1, 3, 4 are correct c) 2, 3, 4 are correct d) 1, 2, 3 are correct
Question numbers (xi) – (xv) are single response types
a) 1, 2, 4 are correct
b) 1, 3, 4 are correct
c) 2, 3, 4 are correct
d) 1, 2, 3 are correct
Question numbers (xi) – (xv) are single response types
Qx1 marksMCQs
Answer
Common causative organisms of cutaneous wound infections include Staphylococcus aureus (including MRSA), Streptococcus pyogenes, Pseudomonas aeruginosa (particularly in burns/chronic wounds), and, in deep or contaminated wounds, anaerobes such as Clostridium perfringens (gas gangrene). Organisms that would NOT typically cause cutaneous wound infection include those with an entirely different primary ecological niche/route of transmission unrelated to skin/soft-tissue colonization — e.g., Vibrio cholerae (an intestinal, faeco-orally transmitted pathogen) or Mycobacterium leprae (transmitted via prolonged respiratory/close contact, not wound contamination) would be examples of organisms not implicated in typical cutaneous wound infection. Without the original four numbered statements from the source question, the specific combination intended by the examiner cannot be confirmed.
