When a patient in the ambulatory clinic is diagnosed as having pneumococcal pneumonia, the nurse is aware that this infection:
A) is viral and will not respond to antibiotics.
B) is bacterial and should respond to treatment with antibiotics.
C) is fungal and is caused by the alteration of the normal flora of the lung.
D) is resultant from a resistant organism and extreme caution must be taken.

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The coccal suffix indicates a bacterial infection with round cocci, which are bacteria that usually respond to antibiotic therapy.

When a Patient in the Ambulatory Clinic Is Diagnosed as Having