MS-2446

A 68-year-old man presents to the emergency department with a productive cough, fever, and dyspnoea that have been ongoing for the past three days. He has not traveled abroad recently. Upon conducting blood tests, the results showed Hb 140 g/L, WBC 17.0 x109, and CRP 140 mg/dL. A chest x-ray revealed patchy consolidation in the right lower zone, and a sputum sample was sent for further investigation. What is the most probable finding on the initial Gram staining of the sputum sample?