An infant had a high-grade fever and respiratory distress at the time of presentation to the emergency room. The sample collected for blood culture was subsequently positive showing growth of a haemolytic colonies. On Gram staining, these were gram-positive cocci. In the screening test for identification, the suspected pathogen is likely to be susceptible to the following agent
An infant had a high-grade fever and respiratory distress at the time of presentation to the emergency room. The sample collected for blood culture was subsequently positive showing growth of a haemolytic colonies. On Gram staining, these were gram-positive cocci. In the screening test for identification, the suspected pathogen is likely to be susceptible to the following agent
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An infant had a high-grade fever and respiratory distress at the time of presentation to the emergency room. The sample collected for blood culture was subsequently positive showing growth of a haemolytic colonies. On Gram staining, these were gram-positive cocci. In the screening test for identification, the suspected pathogen is likely to be susceptible to the following agent
β Correct Answer: C. Optochin
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