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A 56-year-old man Jev Anand with multiple myeloma comes to the physician because of a 11-hour history of fever, sharp chest pain with deep inspiration, and cough productive of blood-tinged sputum. His temperature is 38.4 C (101 F), blood pressure is 119/78 mm Hg, pulse is 111/min, and respirations are 29/min. Crackles are heard at the right lung base. His hemoglobin level is 9.1 g/dL, leukocyte count is 2650/mm3, and platelet count is 96,500/mm3. Empiric antibiotics should be directed against which of the following organisms?
A ) Listeria monocytogenes
B ) Neisseria meningitidis
C ) Pseudomonas aeruginosa
D ) Streptococcus bovis
E ) Streptococcus pneumoniae
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| DrS
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C ) Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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| chemamr
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S. pneumoniae. (MM: more susceptible)
Edited by chemamr on 11/18/05 - 09:21 AM
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| phuluong2k
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C ....
for a second i thought its something to do with bollywood (the name of the patient )
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E. is the answer 
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E. MM patients re susiptable to pneumococcal infection, also shingles (e.g. Herpes zoster)And Hemophilus influenzae infection
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