Multiple Choice
You apply the acid-fast stain method to a patient's specimen, an aspirate from the lungs.Microscopic examination reveals a large number of bright pink-red bacillus-shaped bacteria in the smear.Which statement is true?
A) This is the expected outcome for normal sputum.
B) The patient has pneumonia.
C) The patient has tuberculosis.
D) The patient has an HIV infection.
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