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Review Question - QID 210732

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QID 210732 (Type "210732" in App Search)
A 38-year-old man is brought by his husband to the emergency department because he has had fever, chills, and severe coughing for the last two days. While they originally tried to manage his condition at home, he has become increasingly fatigued and hard to arouse. Since childhood, he has a history of recurrent lung infections, occasionally has multiple foul smelling stools, and diabetes. On presentation, his temperature is 102.2 °F (39 °C), blood pressure is 106/71 mmHg, pulse is 112/min, and respirations are 20/min. Physical exam reveals scattered rhonchi over both lung fields, rales at the base of the right lung base and corresponding dullness to percussion. The most likely organism responsible for this patient's symptoms has which of the following characteristics?