Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2020
Microscopy of the sputum of a patient with lobar pneumonia revealed a large number of gram-positive lancet-shaped encapsulated diplococci. What causative agent is it?
Answer options
- Escherichia coli
- Streptococcus pneumoniae
- Chlamidia pneumoniae
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Klebsiella pneumoniae
Correct answer
Streptococcus pneumoniae
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