An 11-year-old female presents with a low-grade fever and cough.She is diagnosed with atypical pneumonia.What type of pneumonia does the nurse suspect the patient is experiencing?

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Chlamydophila pneumonia is clinically indistinguishable from and is typically grouped with Mycoplasma as "atypical pneumonia."
Bacterial pneumonia would not be atypical.
Viral pneumonia is not an atypical pneumonia.
Bacterial pneumonia is not part of atypical pneumonia.

An 11-Year-Old Female Presents with a Low-Grade Fever and Cough