Which type of fungal lung infection frequently results in productive cough with purulent sputum?
a. Staphylococcal infection
b. Blastomycosis
c. Klebsiella infection
d. Histoplasmosis
B
Blastomycosis is the only fungal lung infection that results in a productive cough with purulent sputum. Histoplasmosis does not cause a large increase in mucus. The other two organisms are bacteria and do cause an increase in mucus.
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