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A 33 year old man has a temperature 38.5C, cough and chest pain on the right side on inspiration. He also has purulent sputum. What is the most likely organism to cause pneumonia in this patient?

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A 33 year old man has a temperature 38.5C, cough and chest pain on the right side on inspiration. He also has purulent sputum. What is the most likely organism to cause pneumonia in this patient?

  1. Gram +ve diplococcic
  2. Coagulase +ve cocci
  3. PCP cold agglutinins
  4. AFB
  5. Gram –ve diplococcic
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waelhammad
2022-10-29
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The key is C. PCP cold agglutinins. It is wrong key! Correct key should be A. Gram +ve diplococci. [It is a case of community acquired pneumonia caused by streptococcus pneumoniae].

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