Based on the Gram Stain Results, You Tell Your Patient

question 80

Multiple Choice

 Based on the Gram stain results, you tell your patient that you think he has gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae. You are able to make this diagnosis based on

• A) the fact that N. gonorrhoeae is the only Gram-negative diplococcus found within white blood cells in the male urethra.
• B) signs and symptoms AND the fact that there are bacteria in the urethral discharge.
• C) signs and symptoms AND because N. gonorrhoeae is the only Gram-negative diplococcus found within white blood cells in the male urethra.
• D) signs and symptoms AND the fact that bacteria in the discharge are Gram-positive.
• E) the fact that bacteria are present in red blood cells AND because N. gonorrhoeae is the only Gram-negative diplococcus found within the male urethra.

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