A Child Visits His Doctor Because He Has Had a Fever

question 33

Multiple Choice

A child visits his doctor because he has had a fever and a nonproductive cough.The child is also short of breath.The doctor orders a routine sputum culture and an acid-fast bacillus (AFB) culture and smear.The smear shows red organisms arranged in ropes.What is the most probable cause of this child's fever and cough?

• A)Mycobacterium leprae
• B)M.avium
• C)M.intracellulare
• D)M.tuberculosis

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