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Most likely etiology in 10 month old child with high grade fever since 7 days, with the following x-ray finding and not responding to ceftriaxone

A
Streptococcus pneumoniae
B
Staphylococcus aureus
C
Mycoplasma
D
Respiratory Syncytial Virus
High-Yield Explanation
Streptococcus pneumoniae and staphylococcus aureus both can lead to consolidation of a lobe of lung as seen in the Chest x-ray. But Resistance to Ceftriaxone is seen in staphylococcus aureus only.

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