A 69-year-old retired army general develops pneumonia after his diagnosis of chronic lymphocytic leukemia
The organism isolated in his sputum culture is an oxidase-positive, wrinkled, non-lactose fermenter with a musty odor that is arginine positive. He probably acquired this organism from
A) his pet horse.
B) aerosols of soil and water while serving in Vietnam.
C) his normal upper respiratory flora.
D) the hospital environment.
B
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