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A 31 year old HIV-positive man develops a severe pneumonia. Lower respiratory tract secretions obtained by fiberoptic bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage and stained with methenamine silver stain demonstrate cup-shaped cysts with sharply outlined walls. Which of the following organisms is the most likely pathogen in this case?

A
Candida albicans
B
Giardia lamblia
C
Haemophilus influenzae
D
Pneumocystis carinii

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