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Exam questionKROK 1Dentistry ยท 2013

On the base of the clinical data a child was diagnosed with atypical pneumonia resistant to the effects of beta-lactam antibiotics. The patient's sputum was cultured and incubated in a special medium, which resulted in growth of microorganisms forming microscopic colonies with a dense center (looking like fried eggs). What microorganism caused the disease?

Answer options

  1. Legionella pneumophila
  2. Streptococcus pneumoniae
  3. Mycoplasma pneumoniae
  4. Klebsiella pneumoniae
  5. Chlamidia pneumoniae
Correct answer

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

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