CSF in meningococcal meningitis shows: (A) Gram positive Diplococci in pus cells, (B) Gram negative Diplococci in pus cells, (C) Gram negative bacilli, (D) Gram positive bacilli
Answer is B. CSF examination in Meningococcal meningitis: one poion of the CSF is centrifuged and gram-stained smears are prepared from the deposit. Meningococci will be seen inside the polymorphs but extracellularly also. Gram-negative diplococci in pus cells are seen. Reference: Textbook of Microbiology; Anathanarayan and panicker's; 10th edition; Page no: 232