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A patient is admitted with pneumonia. Cultures are requested to determine the infecting organism. Which of the following

Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2022 9:11 pm
by answerhappygod
A patient is admitted with pneumonia. Cultures are requested to determine the infecting organism. Which of the following, if present, would alert the coder to ask the physician whether or not this should be coded as gram-negative pneumonia?

A. Pseudomonas.
B. Clostridium.
C. Staphylococcus.
D. Listeria.