A Patient Presents with High Fever, Teeth-Chattering Chills, Pleuritic Pain

question 3

Multiple Choice

A patient presents with high fever, teeth-chattering chills, pleuritic pain, and a cough producing rust-colored sputum. What pathogen should be suspected?

• A) Chlamydia pneumoniae
• B) Legionella pneumoniae
• C) Mycoplasma pneumoniae
• D) Pneumococcal pneumoniae

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