Exam questionKROK 2Medicine ยท 2009
A patient consulted a venereologist about painful urination, reddening of the external opening of urethra, profuse purulent discharges from the urethra. He considers himself to be ill for 3 days. He also associates the disease with a casual sexual contact that took place for about a week ago. If provisional diagnosis "acute gonorrheal urethritis"will be confirmed, then bacteriological study of urethral discharges will reveal:
Answer options
- Gram-negative diplococci
- Spirochaete
- Proteus vulgaris
- Gram-positive diplococci
- Mycoplasma
Correct answer
Gram-negative diplococci
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