1. A 50-year old man is brought to the emergency department. For the last several days he has had fatigue, fever and productive cough with rust-coloured sputum and pleuritic chest pain. A chest radiograph shows consolidation in the right lower lobe. A Gram stain sputum shows a predominance of gram-positive cocci in pairs and chains. (i) What is the most likely diagnosis? (ii) Explain the typical symptoms associated with pneumococcal pneumonia. (iii) Describe the main clinical findings of the respiratory examination.

1. A 50-year old man is brought to the emergency department. For the last several days he has had fatigue, fever and productive cough with rust-coloured sputum and pleuritic chest pain. A chest radiograph shows consolidation in the right lower lobe. A Gram stain sputum shows a predominance of gram-positive cocci in pairs and chains. (i) What is the most likely diagnosis? (ii) Explain the typical symptoms associated with pneumococcal pneumonia. (iii) Describe the main clinical findings of the respiratory examination.

Microbiology for Surgical Technologists (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter6: Microbial Viability And Growth

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