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After several days of treatment with erythromycin, Jerry recovers sufficiently and is released to go home. The cultures of his bronchial washings plated on MacConkey's agar, Sheep Blood Agar and Chocolate Agar and incubated under 5% CO2 still have no growth. Serological tests show no obvious cause. Since Jerry became ill, six other adults on the hospital floor have developed the same symptoms.

Given this new information, which diseases can you rule out and why? Where did the patients get it from. Find similar situations to help you answer.

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From the given information, the disease may be ruled out as influenza. A physical examination is essential part of evaluation of any patient . The patients may get the same disease due to the spread of culture. This may be due to the fault of the lab assistants where they did the testing procedures in unsterile conditions.