A 13-year-old girl presented to her physician complaining of being tired,having a mild sore throat and fever.She appears to have a grey coating on her tonsils when examined by the physician.The most logical etiologic agent associated with the patient's illness is:

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C.diphtheriae causes a mild sore throat.Toxigenic strains cause tissue necrosis resulting in a grey pseudomembrane in the oral pharynx of the patient.

A 13-Year-Old Girl Presented to Her Physician Complaining of Being