Pediatric diseases

Meningococcal infection is characterized by all changes in peripheral blood, except for:

• . Neutrophilia
• Lymphocytosis
• Shift of the leuco formula to the left
• Leukocytosis

A typical manifestation of meningococcemia is:

• Urticaria
• Vesicular rash
• Hemorrhagic rash
• Milliary rash

What group of microorganisms does the causative agent of meningococcal infection belong to?

• Bacteria
• Viruses
• mushrooms
• Rickettsia

A pathognomonic sign of meningococcal nasopharyngitis is:

• High temperature
• Headache
• There are no pathognomonic signs
• otitis media

In case of meningococcal infection, the pathogen can be isolated from all types of biological material, except for:

• Faeces
• Mucus from the nasopharynx
• Blood
• Liquor

To confirm the diagnosis of meningococcal meningitis, it is necessary to isolate meningococcus from:

• Only from liquor
• From any of the listed biological materials
• Only from nasopharyngeal mucus
• from blood

Rare forms of meningococcal disease include all of the following except:

• Sinusitis
• Arthritis
• iridocyclites
• Pneumonia

Clinical signs of meningitis are all, except:

• Hemorrhagic rash
• High intoxication
• Repeated vomiting
• Headache

For the treatment of meningococcal meningitis, all antibiotics are used except:

• Ampicillin
• Ceftriaxone
• Penicillin
• Cefazolin

The most significant clinical symptom of cerebral edema is:

• Clonic-tonic convulsions
• Pathological pyramidal signs
• Coma
• Respiratory failure