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An 83-year-old man with Parkinson disease presents with low-grade fever and cough for several weeks. Lately, he has been experiencing more rigidity and difficulty with his walking. He is on a levodopa/carbidopa combination for treatment for the past 5 years. On examination, his gait is shuffling and slow. He has a tremor in his left hand at rest, and there is cog-wheel rigidity of the forearm There are crackles in the left lower lung field. CXR reveals a lung abscess in the left lower lobe. Which of the following is the most likely bacteriologic diagnosis for the lung abscess?

Aoropharyngeal flora
Btuberculosis
CStaphylococcus aureus
DPseudomonas aeruginosa
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