Multiple Choice
A Gram stain of CSF from a person with suspected meningitis shows large numbers of polymorphs with intracellular Gram-negative diplococci.The causative agent is most likely to be
A) Haemophilus influenzae.
B) Neisseria meningitidis.
C) Cryptococcus neoformans.
D) Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
E) Streptococcus pneumoniae.
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