2) You are participating on an emergency response
team for your hospital. You have been charged with the responsibility
of categorizing possible plague cases at your hospital.
Which of the following characteristics would a confirmed case
NOT include?
The best choice is C. Confirmatory laboratory isolation
of Y. pestis is considered one of the characteristics of a confirmed
case.
The
best choice is C. IHC staining of Y. pestis can be considered
confirmatory if serology or isolation is not possible.
Correct.
Finding the features of the organisms in clinical specimens
would fall into the category of Suspect Case in the plague surveillance
case definition.
The
best choice is C. A fourfold or greater change of antibody
titer to the F1 antigen is considered one of the markers of a confirmed
case of plague.
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