Which Bug Is It?
Which of the following organisms is the most likely cause of Helen's chronic pneumonia?
Adenovirus
Chlamydia pneumoniae
Francisella tularensis
Legionella pneumophila
Respiratory Syncytial Virus
Bacillus anthracis
Coccidioides immitis
Haemophilus influenzae
Moraxella catarrhalis
Staphylococcus aureus
Bacteroides melaninogenicus
Cryptococcus neoformans
Herpes Simplex Virus
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Streptococcus agalactiae
Blastomyces dermatitidis
Cytomegalovirus
Histoplasma capsulatum
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Candida albicans
Echinococcus granulosus
Influenza Virus
Nocardia
sp.
Streptococcus pyogenes
Chlamydia trachomatis
Entamoeba histolytica
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Varicella-Zoster
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