What type of lung infection is most commonly associated with cavitating lesions on the chest ra-diograph?
a. Community-acquired pneumonia
b. Reactivation tuberculosis
c. Staphylococcus aureus
d. Viral pneumonias
ANS: B
Cavitary infiltrates are seen in reactivation pulmonary tuberculosis; fungal pneumonias, such as histoplasmosis and blastomycosis; nocardiosis; pyogenic lung abscess; and rarely, P. jiroveci pneumonia.
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