The most common pneumonia that develops in AIDS patients results from infection by
A) Mycoplasma pneumoniae.
B) Haemophilus influenzae.
C) Klebsiella pneumoniae.
D) Pneumocystic carinii.
E) Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

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Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) is the most common cause of pneumonia in AIDS patients. Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae are common causes of community-acquired pneumonia, but less common in immunocompromised individuals. Klebsiella pneumoniae is associated with hospital-acquired infections in patients with underlying conditions. Mycobacterium tuberculosis can cause pneumonia in AIDS patients, but it is less common than PCP.

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