KROK 1 2018 – Question 78 · KROK (Medicine) · Microbiology, Virology, and Immunology
A patient was hospitalized into the infectious diseases unit on the 11th day since the disease onset and provisionally diagnosed with typhoid fever. What biological material should be collected from the patient for the analyzes at this stage?
- A. Bile
- B. Blood serum
- C. Roseola secretion
- D. Feces
- E. Urine
Hint
Match the specimen to the week of illness: think about what the immune system has already produced by this stage and which test detects it.
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