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

question 45

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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