Nephrotic Syndrome in Children — Topic Test
12 questions · exam mode (answers revealed at the end). 18 min suggested.
A 5-year-old child with steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome suddenly develops severe abdominal pain, fever and guarding while in relapse. Ascitic fluid Gram stain shows Gram-positive diplococci. Which organism is the most likely cause of this complication?
AEscherichia coli
BStaphylococcus aureus
CKlebsiella pneumoniae
DStreptococcus pneumoniae