5 year old child with pseudomembrane in throat, fever, sore throat, organism is ?
Ans. is 'b' i.e., Club shaped gram positive bacilli Corney bacterium diphtheria Non motile, non-capsulated, club shaped gram positive bacillus. Infect nasopharynx & release exotoxin which cause local inflamation of epithelial surface, formation of membrane (pseudomembrane) and toxemia.
Comma shaped gram negative bacilli
Club shaped gram positive bacilli
Spore forming gram positive bacilli
Filamentous gram positive bacilli