KROK 1 Stomatology 2015 – Question 50 · KROK (Dentistry)
Bacterioscopy of nasopharyngeal mucus taken from a 2,5-year-old child with nasopharyngitis revealed gram-positive diplococci looking like coffee grains. What organs of the child are most likely to be affected if these microorganisms penetrate the blood?
- A. Cardiac valves
- B. Urogenital tracts
- C. Lymph nodes
- D. Renal glomeruli
- E. Brain tunics
Hint
Identify the microorganism from the shape of the diplococci and nasopharyngeal colonisation, then recall which membranes it targets after bacteraemia.
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