KROK 1 2013 – Question 41 · KROK (Medicine) · Microbiology, Virology, and Immunology
Bacteriological examination of purulent discharges from the urethra revealed some gram-negative bean-shaped bacteria located in the leukocytes. They can be identified as the causative agent of the following disease:
- A. Trichomoniasis
- B. Syphilis
- C. Venereal lymphogranulomatosis
- D. Gonorrhea
- E. Chancroid
Hint
Combine the Gram reaction, the cell shape and the position of the organisms inside the pus cells to decide which urethral pathogen is being described.
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