All of the following organisms can typically cause infection from aerosolization of specimens EXCEPT:
A) Mycobacterium tuberculosis
B) Brucella spp.
C) Staphylococcus aureus
D) Francisella tularensis

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Many reported cases of laboratory workers being infected with M.tuberculosis after being exposed to aerosols when processing sputum specimens fill the literature.Brucella and F.tularensis are very infectious organisms and several cases a year are reported of laboratory workers who contract the disease after processing culture specimens.Cases of S.aureus infection of laboratory workers occur often,but not usually through aerosol inhalation.

All of the Following Organisms Can Typically Cause Infection from Aerosolization