KROK 1 2007 – Question 198 · KROK (Medicine) · Microbiology, Virology, and Immunology
In the surgical department of a hospital there was an outbreak of hospital infection that showed itself in often postoperative wound abscesses. Bacteriological examination of pus revealed aurococcus. What examination shall be conducted to find out the source of this causative agent among the department personnel?
- A. Estimation of antibiotic susceptibility
- B. Microscopical examination
- C. Serological identification
- D. Biochemical identification
- E. Phagotyping
Hint
To trace an outbreak you must prove that isolates from patients and carriers are the same strain, so choose a method that discriminates below the species level.
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