Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2016
An 8-year-old child was hospitalized for fever up to 39,8°C, inertness, moderate headache, vomiting. Examination revealed meningeal symptoms. Lumbar puncture was performed. The obtained fluid had raised opening pressure, it was transparent, with the cell count of 450 cells per 1 mcl (mainly lymphocytes - 90%), glucose level of 2,6 mmol/l. What causative agent might have caused the disease in the child?
Answer options
- Koch’s bacillus
- Meningococcus
- Pneumococcus
- Enterovirus
- Staphylococcus
Correct answer
Enterovirus
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