A patient presents with pneumonia accompanied by foul-smelling breath, absent gag reflex, or recent loss of consciousness. What should be suspected?

a. Aspiration pneumonia
b. Chlamydia pneumonia
c. Pneumococcal pneumonia
d. Tuberculosis

ANS: A
Patients with pneumonia accompanied by foul-smelling breath, absent gag reflex, or recent loss of consciousness are most likely to have a mixed aerobic and anaerobic infection as a conse-quence of aspiration.

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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