KROK 1 2007 – Question 95 · KROK (Medicine) · Biology
A patient has symptoms of inflammation of urogenital tracts. Examination of a vaginal smear revealed big monocellular, pear-shaped organisms with the pointed spike at the posterior end of body, big nucleus and undulating membrane. What protozoa were found in the smear?
- A. Trichomonas hominis
- B. Trichomonas vaginalis
- C. Trypanosoma gambiense
- D. Trichomonas buccalis
- E. Lamblia intestinalis
Hint
Consider which flagellate protozoan with an axostyle and an undulating membrane inhabits the lower urogenital tract and is spread mostly by sexual contact.
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