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A Person With HIV Who Presents with A Severe Sore Throat - Barbara D. Alexander, MD / Kevin Winthrop, MD

A Person With HIV Who Presents with A Severe Sore Throat - Barbara D. Alexander, MD / Kevin Winthrop, MD

Update: 2024-07-15
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A 52-year-old woman with no prior medical conditions presents with a 6-month history of shortness of breath and cough. She has no fever, and her CBC and Chemistry panel is normal. Oxygen saturation on room air = 80%.


She reports that she installed a hot tub at home which she uses daily; she has no other unusual exposures.


If this syndrome is related to her hot tub, which of the following organisms is most likely related to the pulmonary process?


A. Acanthamoeba


B. Legionella pneumophila


C. Aeromonas hydrophila


D. Mycobacterium avium complex


E. Nocardia asteroides




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