KROK 1 2023 – Question 123 · KROK (Medicine) · Microbiology, Virology, and Immunology
After eating canned mushrooms, a person developed signs of bulbar paralysis: ptosis, diplopia, aphonia, difficulty swallowing. Provisionally, this person was diagnosed with botulism. What reaction can be used in this case to determine the type of toxin?
- A. Immunofluorescence
- B. Precipitation
- C. Neutralization
- D. Complement fixation
- E. Agglutination
Hint
To type the toxin, the patient's material is mixed with type-specific antitoxic sera and tested in animals to see which serum protects them.
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