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A 55-year-old man was admitted to a local hospital with fever and chills. The patient was human immunodeficiency virus positive and had received multiple courses of antibiotics. Blood cultures grew gram-positive cocci, which tested positive with group D streptococcal anti - sera. The isolate was resistant to penicillin and vancomycin. Which one of the following is the most likely pathogen? A. Streptococcus pneumoniae B. Enterococcus faecium C. Streptococcus pyogenes D. Streptococcus agalactiae E. Streptococcus mutans
Posted on: Mon, 21 Jul 2014 07:04:01 +0000

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