Thursday, August 28, 2014

Answer 42

42.  Choice A is the correct answer.  Bordetella pertussis is the organism that causes pertussis or whooping cough.  Children are usually immunized against this but occasionally will see in older adults or children that are not immunized.  Legionella is an atypical organism that is related to aquatic environments.  Acid fast bacillus is consistent with mycobacterium tuberculosis that causes TB.


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