You Apply the Acid-Fast Stain Method to a Patient's Specimen

question 89

Multiple Choice

You apply the acid-fast stain method to a patient's specimen, an aspirate from the lungs. Microscopic examination reveals a large number of bright pink-red bacillus-shaped bacteria in the Smear. Which statement is true?

• A) This is the expected outcome for normal sputum.
• B) The patient has pneumonia.
• C) The patient has tuberculosis.
• D) The patient has an HIV infection.

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