Gram Stain — Technique and Interpretation MCQ — NEET PG Practice Question | NEETPGAI
Gram Stain — Technique and Interpretation
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A 58-year-old man from Mumbai with a history of chronic alcoholism presents with productive cough, fever (38.5°C), and dyspnea for 5 days. Chest X-ray shows consolidation in the right lower lobe. Sputum is sent for Gram stain and culture. The Gram stain reveals gram-positive diplococci with a lancet or flame-shaped morphology, often arranged in short chains. Some organisms are seen within polymorphonuclear leukocytes. What is the most likely causative organism of this patient's pneumonia?
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