KROK 1 2020 – Question 16 · KROK (Medicine) · Microbiology, Virology, and Immunology
A woman hospitalized in the surgical department complains of pain in her lower abdomen and in the small of her back, frequent and painful urination. Urine culture test revealed gram-negative oxidase-positive bacilli that formed green mucoid colonies with a specific smell. What causative agent can be suspected?
- A. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- B. E. coli
- C. Str. pyogenes
- D. Proteus mirabilis
- E. Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Hint
Combine the oxidase reaction, the color and smell of the colonies and the hospital setting to decide which gram-negative rod is the likely cause.
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