A 34-year-old man comes to the physician because of a one-week history of shortness of breath, non-productive cough, malaise, and fever. Three months ago, he received a bone marrow transplant. His vitals are: temperature 102.1F, HR 74, RR 22, BP 110/80. Auscultation of the chest shows generalized crackles across both lung fields. CXR shows bilateral interstitial infiltrates. A lung biopsy is shown above. What’s the most likely diagnosis?
DNA virus
Fungus
Gram-negative bacterium
Gram-positive bacterium
RNA virus
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