A patient presents with high fever, teeth-chattering chills, pleuritic pain, and a cough producing rust-colored sputum. What pathogen should be suspected?
a. Chlamydia pneumoniae
b. Legionella pneumoniae
c. Mycoplasma pneumoniae
d. Pneumococcal pneumoniae
ANS: D
In patients presenting with high fever, teeth-chattering chills, pleuritic pain, and a cough produc-ing rust-colored sputum, pneumococcal pneumonia is the most likely diagnosis.
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