KROK 1 2015 – Question 162 · KROK (Medicine) · Microbiology, Virology, and Immunology
A 40-year-old woman was diagnosed with glomerulonephritis based on her clinical symptoms and the results of urine analysis. Anamnesis states chronic tonsillitis. What microorganisms are the most likely cause for her kidney damage?
- A. Staphylococci
- B. Mycoplasma
- C. Streptococci
- D. Escherichia
- E. Meningococci
Hint
Think about which bacteria of the throat are classically followed, some weeks later, by immune-mediated injury of the kidney rather than by direct invasion.
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