A Patient Comes to the Emergency Department with a Productive

question 13

Multiple Choice

A patient comes to the emergency department with a productive cough, shortness of breath, and a fever of 102° F. The patient is diagnosed with pneumonia. What organism commonly encountered in the microbiology laboratory can cause this disease?

• A) Streptococcus pneumoniae
• B) Staphylococcus aureus
• C) Escherichia coli
• D) Haemophilus influenzae

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