A 35-year-old recent immigrant complains of having a cough,expectoration of rust-coloured sputum,low-grade afternoon fevers,and night sweats for the past 2 months.The nurse's preliminary analysis,based on this history,is that this patient may be suffering from:

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Sputum by itself does not have diagnostic value,but some conditions have characteristic sputum production.Tuberculosis often produces rust-coloured sputum in addition to other symptoms such as night sweats and low-grade afternoon fevers.New immigrants accounted for 67% of all reported cases of tuberculosis in 2007 in Canada.

A 35-Year-Old Recent Immigrant Complains of Having a Cough,expectoration of Rust-Coloured