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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"is confirmed, then bacteriological study of urethral discharges will reveal:

Answer options

  1. Gram-negative diplococci
  2. Proteus vulgaris
  3. Mycoplasma
  4. Spirochaete
  5. Gram-positive diplococci
Correct answer

Gram-negative diplococci

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