KROK 1 Stomatology 2015 – Question 52 · KROK (Dentistry)
There are several cases of children from boarding school suffering from sore throat. Microscopy of tonsil smears stained according to Neisser method has revealed thin yellow bacilli with dark brown grains on their ends placed in the shape of Roman numeral five. What infection can be suspected in this case?
- A. Diphtheria
- B. Tonsillitis
- C. Infectious mononucleosis
- D. Scarlet fever
- E. Listeriosis
Hint
Think which throat pathogen is stained by the Neisser method to show volutin (metachromatic) granules at the poles and arranges its cells at angles to each other.
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