A patient admitted to the hospital with pneumonia has been receiving antibiotics for 2 days.His condition has stabilized,and his temperature has returned to normal.Which stage of infection is the patient most likely experiencing?

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The stage of decline occurs when the patient's immune defenses,along with any medical therapies (in this case antibiotics),are successfully reducing the number of pathogenic microbes.As a result,the signs and symptoms of infection begin to fade.Incubation is the stage between the invasion by the organism and the onset of symptoms.During the incubation stage,the patient does not know he is infected and is capable of infecting others.The prodromal stage is characterized by the first appearance of vague symptoms.Convalescence is characterized by tissue repair and a return to heal as the organisms disappear.

A Patient Admitted to the Hospital with Pneumonia Has Been