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inna [77]
3 years ago
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A patient comes to the clinic with fever, cough, and chest discomfort. the nurse auscultates crackles in the left lower base of

the lung and suspects that the patient may have pneumonia. what does the nurse know is the most common organism that causes community-acquired pneumonia?
Biology
1 answer:
Marianna [84]3 years ago
3 0
Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common cause of community-acquired pneumonia. It is a bacterium that inhabits the upper respiratory. It also causes different types of infections. This includes otitis media, endocarditis, meningitis, and para-nasal sinusitis. Antibiotics are needed to treat the infections caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. It may also be prevented through medical therapy and immunization.
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