A 29-year-old man presents with a 2-day history of high fever and chills. He is an active intravenous drug user but does not report any medical history. His temperature is 39°C (102.2°F), heart rate is 80/min, respirations are 16/min, and blood pressure is 124/76 mm Hg. On physical examination, the patient has mild jugular venous distension and a new holosystolic murmur best heard on the left lower sternal border without radiation to the axilla. The patient has no prior history of cardiac disease or surgery.
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Which microorganisms will most likely be isolated from this patient's blood cultures?
Candida albicans
Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus epidermidis
Streptococcus bovis
Viridans (alpha-hemolytic) streptococci
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Which microorganisms will most likely be isolated from this patient's blood cultures?