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what about this 1 - sheenabbs - ArchivalUser - 02-26-2007
A 51-year-old man received an orthotopic cardiac transplant a month ago. He has developed a fever with cough over the past 5 days. On physical examination his temperature is 37.7 C. A chest CT scan shows consolidation with abscess formation involving the left lower lobe. A sputum gram stain reveals normal upper respiratory tract flora. He does not respond to antibiotic therapy over the next 6 months. His mental status deteriorates and MR imaging of the brain shows multiple abscesses. He is most likely to have an infection with which of the following organisms?
A Mycoplasma pneumoniae
B Aspergillus fumigatus
C Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare
D Nocardia brasiliensis
E Cytomegalovirus
F Pneumocystis carinii
0 - ArchivalUser - 02-26-2007
B?
0 - ArchivalUser - 02-26-2007
it's Cytomegalovirus
E
0 - ArchivalUser - 02-26-2007
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0 - ArchivalUser - 02-26-2007
I know this is a webpath Q its a really good Q
yes the answer Is D