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Exam questionKROK 1Dentistry ยท 2023

A culture of Gram-positive cocci was isolated from the oral cavity of a clinically healthy 25-year-old person. These cocci have a slightly elongated shape, are arranged in pairs or short chains, form a capsule, and exhibit alpha hemolysis on blood agar. This person is a carrier of the following pathogen:

Answer options

  1. Streptococcus salivarium
  2. Streptococcus pyogenes
  3. Peptostreptococcus
  4. Streptococcus feacalis
  5. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Correct answer

Streptococcus pneumoniae

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