A 22-year-old woman who works in a plant nursery presents wi…
A 22-year-old woman who works in a plant nursery presents with a history of fever and cough for 2 months. Over this period of time, she has lost 5kg. Chest radiography shows bilateral upper lobe infiltrates with cavities. A stain of her sputum shows acid-fast bacilli. The likely portal of entry means by which the patient acquired her infection is