5 year old child with pseudomembrane in throat, fever, sore throat, the organism causing is
Comma shaped gram negative bacilli
Club shaped gram positive bacilli
Spore forming gram positive bacilli
Filamentous gram positive bacilli
Corynebacterium diphtheriaNon-motile, non-capsulated, club-shaped gram-positive bacillusInfect nasopharynx & release exotoxin which cause local inflammation of epithelial surface, the formation of a membrane (pseudomembrane) and toxemia.(Refer: Nelson's Textbook of Pediatrics, SAE, 1st edition, pg no. 1345 - 1348)
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