KROK 1 2014 – Question 154 · KROK (Medicine) · Microbiology, Virology, and Immunology
An outbreak of an intestinal infection occurred in a kindergarten on the eve of New Year holidays. Bacteriological examination of patients’ faeces didn’t reveal any pathogenic bacteria. Electron microscopy revealed roundish structures with clear outer edges and a thick core resembling a wheel. Specify the most likely causative agent of this infection:
- A. P. vulgaris
- B. Rotavirus
- C. Coxsackievirus
- D. Adenovirus
- E. E. coli
Hint
Consider which kind of pathogen is missed by routine bacteriological culture of stool and what appearance under the electron microscope could identify it.
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