Question

A 54-year-old man presents with haemoptysis, weight loss, and night sweats. A chest X-ray reveals a cavitary lesion in the right upper lobe. Sputum culture is pending. Which infectious organism should be highly suspected based on this presentation?

Accepted Answer

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Answer

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Answer

Legionella pneumophila

Answer

Histoplasma capsulatum

Answer

Pneumocystis jirovecii

Practice question

A 54-year-old man presents with haemoptysis, weight loss, and night sweats. A chest X-ray reveals a cavitary lesion in the right upper lobe. Sputum culture is pending. Which infectious organism should be highly suspected based on this presentation?