A 64-year old woman presents to the emergency room with a 3-…
A 64-year old woman presents to the emergency room with a 3-day history of a cough producing blood-tinged sputum and a fever. The Gram stain of the sputum has many WBCs and Gram-positive cocci, observed in pairs and chains. The predominant organism in culture was alpha hemolytic and gave the following reactions: Catalase negative PYR negative Which is the most likely identification of this organism?
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