The infectious diseases department of a hospital admitted a patient with nausea, liquid stool with mucus and blood streaks, fever, weakness. Dysentery was suspected. What method of laboratory diagnostics should be applied to confirm the diagnosis?

Answer options

1. Mycological
2. Microscopic
3. Protozoological
4. Bacteriological
5. Serological

Explanation

The causative agent of dysentery is Shigella dysenteriae which is a bacteria so the correct answer is options. This involves testing the ‘biologic’ materials i.e stool for the bacteria.