KROK 1 2012 – Question 48 · KROK (Medicine) · Microbiology, Virology, and Immunology
Bacterioscopic examination of a smear from the pharynx of a diphtheria suspect revealed bacilli with volutine granules. What etiotropic drug should be chosen in this case?
- A. Eubiotic
- B. Interferon
- C. Antidiphtheritic antitoxic serum
- D. Bacteriophage
- E. Diphtheritic anatoxin
Hint
Think about what actually causes the damage in this infection, and distinguish a treatment for established disease from a means of preventing it.
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