Saturday, January 11, 2014

Saturday Microbiology Challage

Gram stain quiz

Case: 26 years old male from Sweden visited Saint Petersbur last weekend. Now on Tuesday he has difficulties to start urinate and urethra is itching afterwards. Urthral specimen was taken and the findings from the gram stain are in the image.

What are the findings?




















CORRECT ANSWER: PMNs 3+ and gram negativediplococci 3+. This patien has N. gonorrhoea infection.

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