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A 6-year-old boy who recently immigrated to the United States from Asia is admitted to the hospital with dyspnea. Vital signs are within normal limits other than an elevated respiratory rate. Physical examination shows a gray pseudomembrane in the oropharynx along with cervical lymphadenopathy. Which of the following describes the organism responsible for this patient's disease?  

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Corynebacterium diphtheriae p. , 137

culture requirements for p. 124

exotoxin production p. 130

unvaccinated children p. 183

Lymphadenopathy

Corynebacterium diphtheriae p. , 130, 137

Myocarditis p. 477

Corynebacterium diphtheriae p. , 137

Pharyngitis

Corynebacterium diphtheriae p. , 137

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