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A 54-Year-Old Man Comes to the Emergency Department Due to Worsening

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A 54-year-old man comes to the emergency department due to worsening fever, cough, and shortness of breath. The patient initially presented a week ago with a fever, headache, myalgia, nasal discharge, and a sore throat. He tested positive for influenza A and was discharged home with symptomatic treatment. The patient's symptoms gradually improved, but over the past 2 days he has had high fevers, cough productive of yellowish sputum, sharp right-sided chest pain, and shortness of breath. The patient has no other medical problems and does not use tobacco, alcohol, or illicit drugs. Temperature is 38.9 C (102 F) , blood pressure is 118/66 mm Hg, and pulse is 110/min. Physical examination reveals right-sided lung crackles. Chest x-ray reveals infiltrates in the right lung. Which of the following pathogens is most likely to be isolated from this patient's sputum?

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