Which Is Not a Characteristic of Nocardia

question 2

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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