KROK 1 2015 – Question 30 · KROK (Medicine) · Microbiology, Virology, and Immunology
Analysis of sputum taken from a patient with suspected pneumonia revealed slightly elongated gram-positive diplococci with pointed opposite ends. What microorganisms were revealed in the sputum?
- A. Klebsiella pneumoniae
- B. Staphylococcus aureus
- C. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
- D. Streptococcus pneumoniae
- E. Neisseria meningitidis
Hint
Compare the Gram reaction, cell shape and arrangement described with how each listed organism looks on a stained smear.
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