Question 2

(Multiple Choice)

A 4-day-old infant shows symptoms of conjunctivitis. A Giemsa stain of the conjunctival scraping shows perinuclear cytoplasmic inclusions. This organism is most likely


A) C. trachomatis serovars A, B, Ba, C.
B) C. trachomatis serovars D-K.
C) C. trachomatis serovars L1, L2, L3.
D) C. pneumoniae.

Answer

B