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A 10-year-old boy suffers head trauma and lies unconscious for 2 weeks. He is now intubated. His temperature rises to 38.7degC (103degF) and oxygenation becomes more difficult. A chest X-ray reveals a pleural effusion and multiple abscesses in the lung parenchyma. Which of the following microorganisms is the most likely cause of this pulmonary infection?
Legionella pneumophila
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Pneumocystis carinii
Staphylococcus aureus
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