KROK 1 2010 – Question 29 · KROK (Medicine) · Microbiology, Virology, and Immunology
Bacterioscopic examination of a smear from the pharynx of a diphtheria suspect revealed bacilli with volutine granules. What etiotropic drug should be chosen in this case?
- A. Eubiotic
- B. Diphtheritic anatoxin
- C. Interferon
- D. Antidiphtheritic antitoxic serum
- E. Bacteriophage
Hint
Etiotropic means directed at the cause, so ask what produces the systemic damage in this infection and which preparation can counteract it in an already infected patient.
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