A 92-year-old male is hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia. The image provided is the direct Gram stain of his sputum.
The sputum culture, after 48 hours incubation, reveals:
Moderate growth of small "hockey puck" colonies that produce a blue-green
Butyrate esterase result
Light growth of normal upper respiratory flora
Based on all information obtained, you report moderate growth of

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A 92-year-old male is hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia. The image provided is the direct Gram stain of his sputum.
 The sputum culture, after 48 hours incubation, reveals:
Moderate growth of small "hockey puck" colonies that produce a blue-green
Butyrate esterase result
Light growth of normal upper respiratory flora
Based on all information obtained, you report moderate growth of

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The Answer of A 92-year-old male is hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia. The image provided is the direct Gram stain of his sputum.
 The sputum culture, after 48 hours incubation, reveals:
Moderate growth of small "hockey puck" colonies that produce a blue-green
Butyrate esterase result
Light growth of normal upper respiratory flora
Based on all information obtained, you report moderate growth of

A 92-Year-Old Male Is Hospitalized with Community-Acquired Pneumonia