[khanar]

A 36 years HIV positive man presented with classical symptoms of pneumonia. Chest X ray showed bilateral consolidation. Organism cultured from the sputum was lysed by ethylhydocupreine (optochin).
What is the most likely infecting agent?

A- Streptococcus agalactiae
B- Streptococcus pneumoniae
C- Streptococcus viridins
E- Staphylococcus aureus
E- Staphylococcus epidermidis

 

[khanar]

streptococcus pneumoniae is inhibited by optochin

 

[symport]

streptococcus pneumoniae is inhibited by optochin

well the right answer is of course Streptococcus pneumoniae as it is readily lysed by optochin

 

[blade]

BB

its B for sure.its strange no one answered this question in 2010

 

[trupti]

A 36 years HIV positive man presented with classical symptoms of pneumonia. Chest X ray showed bilateral consolidation. Organism cultured from the sputum was lysed by ethylhydocupreine (optochin).
What is the most likely infecting agent?

A- Streptococcus agalactiae
B- Streptococcus pneumoniae
C- Streptococcus viridins
E- Staphylococcus aureus
E- Staphylococcus epidermidis

b)strep.pneumoniae. optochin sensitivity..its m.c cause of pneumoniae EVEN in HIV pt.

 

[candyblue]

its B' strep.pneumonia