Examination of a 46-year-old female’s peripheral blood pictu…

Examination of a 46-year-old female’s peripheral blood picture revealed the following:RBC = 5.0 x 106/cu mm (5.0 x 1012/L)Hb  = 14.0 g/dlHCT = 40 vol %WBC = 2.0 x 103/cu mm            Examination of her differential revealed an absolute decrease in the neutrophilic series.  Prominent toxic granulation was seen in the neutrophils present.  What disease state is indicated by the laboratory data?

An acid-fast bacillus (AFB) has been isolated from the sputu…

An acid-fast bacillus (AFB) has been isolated from the sputum of a patient suspected to have a mycobacterial pulmonary disease.  The organism is a slow-growing isolate that produces cream- to tan-colored colonies when grown in the dark in the incubator and after exposure to light.  This organisim is most likely which of the following mycobacteria?