A sick child of 5 years old was taken to the children's infectious diseases department. The general condition is serious. Fever, loss of consciousness, rapid pulse. Examination revealed "meningeal syndrome". Given the clinical picture, the patient underwent a spinal tap. At a puncture the turbid cerebrospinal fluid flowed in a stream. 1. What research methods should be used to clarify the diagnosis? 2. Specify the stages of making a smear for bacterioscopic diagnosis. 3. Describe the microscopic picture of a smear made of cerebrospinal fluid. Evaluate the reliability of bacterioscopic diagnosis of this disease. 4. Name the rapid diagnostic reactions that can be used in this case. 5. What nutrient media should be taken for sowing the test material?
A sick child of 5 years old was taken to the children's infectious diseases department. The general condition is serious. Fever, loss of consciousness, rapid pulse. Examination revealed "meningeal syndrome". Given the clinical picture, the patient underwent a spinal tap. At a puncture the turbid cerebrospinal fluid flowed in a stream.
1. What research methods should be used to clarify the diagnosis?
2. Specify the stages of making a smear for bacterioscopic diagnosis.
3. Describe the microscopic picture of a smear made of cerebrospinal fluid. Evaluate the reliability of bacterioscopic diagnosis of this disease.
4. Name the rapid diagnostic reactions that can be used in this case.
5. What nutrient media should be taken for sowing the test material?
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