A 70 yo women who is a resident in a nursing home develops a fever of 39 C and SOB. She has a cough productive of brown streaked sputum. Gram stain of sputum shows gram positive diplococci. 1. What is the most likely causative organism? 2. Which cell would be most numerous in areas of consilidation in lung of this patient? Why?

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1. A 70 yo women who is a resident in a nursing home develops a fever of 39 C and SOB. She has a cough productive of brown streaked sputum. Gram stain of sputum shows gram positive diplococci. 1. What is the most likely causative organism? 2. Which cell would be most numerous in areas of consilidation in lung of this patient? Why?