Gonococci in gram-stained smears are seen inside the: (A) Lymphocytes, (B) Neutrophils, (C) Mast cells, (D) Macrophages
Answer is B. Gonococci, in smears from the urethral discharge in acute gonorrhea, appears as diplococcus with adjacent sides concave being typically kidney-shaped. Found predominantly within the polymorphs, some cells containing as many as a hundred cocci. Reference: Textbook of Microbiology; Anathanarayan and panicker's; 10th edition; Page no: 230