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A 24-year-old pigeon fancier presents with fever to 40 degrees C, severe, diffuse headache, malaise, dry hacking cough and muscle aches. Lung exam reveals bilateral crackles and there is hepatosplenomegaly. The most likely pathogen causing this mans infection is:?
Answer:
* A. Mycoplasma pneumoniae
* B. Chlamydia pneumoniae
* C. Chlamydia psittaci
* D. Franciscella tularensis
* E. Legionella pneumophila
Correct Answer: C
* B. Chlamydia pneumoniae
* C. Chlamydia psittaci
* D. Franciscella tularensis
* E. Legionella pneumophila
Correct Answer: C
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