Jeff is a healthy 15-year-old young man. Due to severe allergy, he is unable to have vaccinations. Unfortunately, he has developed a fever, chills, and sore throat. When he is examined by the doctor, she notices a leather grey adherent
membrane at the back of his throat that covers his tonsils. In this case, a Gram stain is most likely to show which of me
following?
a. Gram positive cocci in chains
b. Gram negative coccobaccili
c. Pleomorphic Gram positive rods in clumps
d. Gram negative cocci in groups
e. This is viral infection, therefore the Gram-stain won't show anything.