A Bronchoscopy Was Performed on a Patient Who Later Developed

question 3

Multiple Choice

A bronchoscopy was performed on a patient who later developed a nosocomial infection as a result of the procedure.The organism recovered from his lung was a nonlactose fermenter that oxidized glucose and maltose,was lysine decarboxylase-positive,and was motile.The organism is most likely which one of the following?

• A)Bordetella parapertussis
• B)Saccharolytic Acinetobacter
• C)P.luteola
• D)S.maltophilia

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