Exam 67: Infections of the Lower Respiratory Tract

Adenoviruses are one of the most common etiologic agents of lower respiratory tract infection among:

Respiratory syncytial virus is one of the most common etiologic agents of lower respiratory tract infection among:

One of the most important uses of the Gram stain of expectorated sputum received for routine bacteriologic culture is to:

The most common cause of community-acquired pneumonia in adults,regardless of age,is:

Evaluation of the quality of the sputum specimen sent to the laboratory for bacterial culture is best performed by:

The sputum of a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)is stained with Kinyoun's carbolfuchsin stain.Which organism would test positive using this stain?

M.pneumoniae is detected as the most common agent of lower respiratory tract infection among:

The nasal hairs,convoluted passages,and mucous lining of the nasal turbinates:

One of the most common causes of bacterial pneumonia in school-age children (5 to 14 years of age)is:

Of the various types of specimens collected to diagnose respiratory infections,which one is acceptable for the detection of anaerobic agents?

One of the most common etiologic agents of lower respiratory tract infection among previously healthy patients 2 months to 5 years of age is:

The most common etiologic agent of community-acquired pneumonia in adults older than 30 years of age is ___ pneumoniae.

The most common etiologic agent of lower respiratory tract infection among adults younger than 30 years of age is:

Bacterial pneumonia in children is most commonly caused by: