The respiratory therapist is reviewing the electronic medical record of a patient recently admitted to the medical floor. The therapist notes that a sputum sample was sent to the lab for an acid-fast smear and culture. How should the therapist interpret this information?
A) Suspect that the patient has Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia.
B) Suspect that the patient has Rickettsiae pneumonia.
C) Suspect that the patient has Pneumocystis jiroveci (carinii) pneumonia.
D) Suspect that the patient has Mycobacterium tuberculosis pneumonia.
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