American Society of Microbiology ABMM ABMM Question # 83 Topic 4 Discussion

American Society of Microbiology ABMM ABMM Question # 83 Topic 4 Discussion

ABMM Exam Topic 4 Question 83 Discussion:
Question #: 83
Topic #: 4

A fungal isolate grown from a blood culture at 37°C shows budding yeast cells. When subcultured to cornmeal agar with Tween 80 and incubated at 25°C, it produces pseudohyphae and terminal chlamydospores. Growth on CHROMagar Candida yields green colonies. This organism is most likely:


A.

Candida glabrata


B.

Candida albicans


C.

Cryptococcus neoformans


D.

Candida parapsilosis


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