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A 50 years old patient who had his kidney transplant 6 months ago visited the hospital with pneumonia like symptoms for 2 months, the infection was similar to tuberculosis. The chest x-ray examination revealed a typical feature of tuberculosis infection. A photochromogenic (orange pigment when exposed to UV light) acid-fast rod bacterium was isolated from the sputum sample. The identified bacteria is:

A. Mycobacterium avium
B. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
C. Mycobacterium kansasii
D. Mycobacterium leprae
Answer» D. Mycobacterium leprae


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