KROK 1 2010 – Question 121 · KROK (Medicine) · Microbiology, Virology, and Immunology
A patient has been suffering from elevated temperature and attacks of typical cough for 10 days. Doctor administered inoculation of mucus from the patient’s nasopharynx on the agar. What microorganism is presumed?
- A. Pertussis bacillus
- B. Staphylococcus
- C. Klebsiella
- D. Listeria
- E. Pfeiffer’s bacillus
Hint
Which respiratory pathogen is sought in nasopharyngeal mucus in a patient with prolonged fever and typical attacks of cough, and does it grow on ordinary media?
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