Micro MCAT Question

[I'mJustCurious]

If anyone can answer this that would be awesome. What do you call an infection that has E Coli and microbacterial tuberculosis

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[Cawolf]

What?

 

[I'mJustCurious]

What?

Idk it asked for the name of an infection that contains E Coli and Tuberculosis

 

[Czarcasm]

Idk it asked for the name of an infection that contains E Coli and Tuberculosis

Unfortunately, we're not mind readers. It would help if you clarified what "it" was, or the context of the question you're asking. As far as I know, there's no specific medical terminology for dual bacterial infections that I've seen, and I doubt that's common MCAT knowledge anyhow.

 

[I'mJustCurious]

Unfortunately, we're not mind readers. It would help if you clarified what "it" was, or the context of the question you're asking. As far as I know, there's no specific medical terminology for dual bacterial infections that I've seen, and I doubt that's common MCAT knowledge anyhow.

It wasn't a passage but a question that came up from my MCAT app. I'll try to find the whole question this weekend and hopefully it will make sense.

 

[I'mJustCurious]

An infection with both Escherichia coli and Mycobacterium tuberculosis would be considered

 

[Cawolf]

Without choices or a passage there is no way this an MCAT question.

 

[I'mJustCurious]

Without choices or a passage there is no way this an MCAT question.

Yeah I know that is why I can't figure out the answer. Once I find out I'll update everyone

 

[NeuroMaster316]

Superinfection maybe?

 

[I'mJustCurious]

Superinfection maybe?

They actually might be correct

 

[I'mJustCurious]

Superinfection maybe?

But then again I was thinking about superantigens

 

[NeuroMaster316]

But then again I was thinking about superantigens

Superantigen is a property of usually one infection which causes serious complications, the most common example being a Staph. aureus toxin leading to sepsis. The Q, albeit vague, suggests a name for a double infection or a secondary infection, hence my reasoning for superinfection.

 

[I'mJustCurious]

Superantigen is a property of usually one infection which causes serious complications, the most common example being a Staph. aureus toxin leading to sepsis. The Q, albeit vague, suggests a name for a double infection or a secondary infection, hence my reasoning for superinfection.

Yeah I only said superantigen because that is what I learned in Micro and my teacher decided to give us this MCAT question. Nothing about superinfection was mentioned but it is a possible answer. Thank you for your help.