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Exam questionKROK 1Medicine · 2019

Urinalysis of a patient with acute cystitis shows leukocytes and a large number of gramnegative bacilli. Inoculation has resulted in the growth of mucous colonies that produce a green soluble pigment. What microorganism is the most likely cause of the patient’s disorder?

Answer options

  1. <i>Proteus mirabilis</i>
  2. <i>Escherihia coli</i>
  3. <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>
  4. <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i>
  5. <i>Salmonella enteritidis</i>
Correct answer

<i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>

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