An 80-year-old woman in a nursing home develops fever and chills, a productive cough with bloody, gelatinous sputum (resembling red currant jelly), and chest pain. She is given a combination of antibiotics, including a carbapenem, but fails to respond to the treatment. Within a few days, she dies. Given this information, you can conclude that the woman likely died from
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