After Staining Your Patient's Specimen,an Aspirate from the Lungs,by the Acid-Fast

Multiple Choice

After staining your patient's specimen,an aspirate from the lungs,by the acid-fast stain method and focusing on the specimen,you find a large population of hot pink-red bacillus shaped bacteria in the smear.Which statement is true?

A) This result would be a normal outcome when looking at normal sputum of healthy people.
B) The patient has pneumonia.
C) In all likelihood,the patient has tuberculosis.
D) Your patient has HIV.