CASE 2: An 80-year-old male is transferred from a nursing h…
CASE 2: An 80-year-old male is transferred from a nursing home to the hospital because of a severe lower respiratory infection. He is experiencing chest pain, chills, fever, and shortness of breath. He has a productive cough (meaning that he is coughing up sputum). A Gram stain of the sputum reveals numerous short chains of purple cells. A capsule stain reveals the presence of a thick capsule, confirming the Gram stain diagnosis. The physician suspects that the pathogen entered the host through the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract. Given this information, which of the following statements is most likely to be INCORRECT?
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