Pseudomonas aeruginosa Quiz: Ace Your Exams

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A 71-year-old woman is brought to the emergency department because of dyspnea for the past 2 days and is determined to have a COPD exacerbation. She has a 25-pack-year smoking history. Despite appropriate medical management, endotracheal intubation is required in the emergency department. On the fifth day of hospitalization, the patient develops a fever and increasingly purulent oral secretions. Temperature is 38.9°C (102°F), pulse is 106/min, and blood pressure is 111/65 mmHg. A chest radiograph reveals new right middle lobe infiltrates. Sputum microscopy is notable for Gram-negative bacilli. Which of the following organisms is most likely responsible for this patient’s current condition?  

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