Self Quiz for Bacterial Pathogenesis: Factors that Damage the Host - Triggering the Secretion of Inflammatory Cytokines: Gram-Positive Cell Wall Components

Self Quiz for "Bacterial Pathogenesis: Factors that Damage the Host"
a. Producing Cell Wall Components (PAMPs) that Bind to Host Cells causing them to Synthesize and Secrete Inflammatory Cytokines: Gram-Positive Cell Wall Components

Study the material in this section and then write out the answers to these questions.
Do not just click on the answers and write them out. This will not test your understanding of this tutorial.

1. ____________________ (ans) and _____________________ (ans) are the components of the Gram-positive cell wall that function similarly to the LPS in the gram-negative cell wall in stimulating cytokine production and an inflammatory response.

2. Name 2 Gram-positive bacteria that commonly cause nosocomial infections.

A. (ans)

B. (ans)

3. Why is the inflammatory response needed for the effective removal of Streptococcus pneumoniae in the lungs potentially lethal? (ans)

4. Multiple Choice (ans)

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