MCQs on Upper and lower respiratory tract microorganisms and infections - common cold, influenza, Pneumonia and other respiratory infections
Multiple Choice Questions in Upper and lower respiratory tract microorganisms and infections - common cold, pneumonia, tuberculosis and other respiratory tract infections Figure: Respiratory tract (Source- Bailey and Scott's Diagnostic Microbiology) 1) During the flu season, a 69-year-old woman with a 25-year history of hypertension and 3 years of arthritis presented at the hospital. She had been experiencing symptoms resembling a common cold, including a mild cough, chest discomfort, fever, and body aches, all persisting for the past 4 days. A sputum sample is collected for laboratory analysis, and a chest X-ray revealed suspicions of lobar pneumonia. Laboratory culture of the specimen yielded colonies of round diplococci organized in chains, indicating a potential infection. Which of the following bacteria could be the possible pathogen ? a) Neisseria gonorrhoeae b...