KROK 1 2017 – Question 46 · KROK (Medicine) · Microbiology, Virology, and Immunology
A child with suspected colienteritis was delivered to the infectious diseases hospital. Colibacillus was obtained from the child’s feces. How to determine whether this bacillus is of pathogenic variety?
- A. Microscopy of stained smears
- B. Based on its biochemical properties
- C. Agglutination reaction with serum O
- D. Based on the nature of its growth in Endo medium
- E. By means of bacteriophage typing
Hint
Ask which property of E. coli actually separates enteropathogenic strains from harmless intestinal strains: look for a marker that differs between them.
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