KROK 1 2021 – Question 108 · KROK (Medicine) · Microbiology, Virology, and Immunology
The ophthalmologist noticed a purulent discharge from the conjunctiva of a newborn. Microscopy of the smear obtained from the conjunctiva found there a large number of leukocytes, as well as gram-negative bean-shaped diplococci located inside the leukocytes. What is the causative agent of this disease?
- A. Staphylococcus epidermidis
- B. Staphylococcus aureus
- C. Streptococcus pyogenes
- D. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
- E. Neisseria catarrhalis
Hint
Think of the organism that infects a newborn's eye during passage through the birth canal and appears as kidney-shaped paired cocci inside pus cells.
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