A cystic fibrosis patient develops a severe respiratory infection that resists treatment with standard antibiotics. A specimen from the lungs is greenish in color and contains aerobic motile Gram-negative bacilli. The bacteria are oxidase positive. The patient is probably infected with
A. Bordetella pertussis.
B. Burkholderia cepacia.
C. Klebsiella pneumoniae.
D. Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
E. Serratia marcescens.
Answer: D
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