Destroyed tissue throughout the lungs and the presence of acid-fast bacteria in a sputum sample likely indicate infection by

a. Bordetella pertussis.
b. Corynebacterium diphtheriae.
c. Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
d. Streptococcus pneumoniae.


Answer: C

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