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A 22-year-old university student presents with a 2-day history of fever, severe sore throat, headache, and malaise. On examination, his temperature is 38.8°C, pharynx is erythematous with tonsillar exudates, and he has tender cervical lymphadenopathy. A blood film shows atypical lymphocytes. What is the most likely causative organism?

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