Audio Qbank – Q234 – A 24M with a fever

 

A 24-year-old man with history of IV drug use comes to the physician because of a one-day history of difficulty breathing. Temperature is 102.1F. His chest x-ray is shown.

Which of the following is most likely to be seen on sputum sample from this patient?

Cysts on silver stain
Gram-negative diplococci
Gram-negative rods
Gram-positive diplococci
Gram-positive filamentous rods