Which Is Not a Characteristic of Nocardia

question 42

Multiple Choice

Which is not a characteristic of Nocardia?

• A)It can be transmitted by respiratory droplets.
• B)It can cause pneumonia with symptoms similar to tuberculosis.
• C)They are filamentous rods that grow in clusters called sulfur granules in infected tissue.
• D)It lives in the soil.
• E)It causes most cases in the immunocompromised.

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