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A 21-year-old female leukemia patient receiving chemotherapy develops fever, cough, chest pain, and trouble breathing. A sputum culture is submitted for routine, fungal, and acid-fast cultures. At 48 hours, a black filamentous mould is growing on the sheep blood and chocolate agars. The fungal culture is growing the same organism. Microscopic examination of the organism is provided in the image below. A 21-year-old female leukemia patient receiving chemotherapy develops fever, cough, chest pain, and trouble breathing. A sputum culture is submitted for routine, fungal, and acid-fast cultures. At 48 hours, a black filamentous mould is growing on the sheep blood and chocolate agars. The fungal culture is growing the same organism. Microscopic examination of the organism is provided in the image below. Source: CDC and Dr. Lucille K. Georg Which organism is causing her infection? A) Penicillium spp. B) Aspergillus fumigatus C) Aspergillus niger D) Mucor spp. Source: CDC and Dr. Lucille K. Georg Which organism is causing her infection?


A) Penicillium spp.
B) Aspergillus fumigatus
C) Aspergillus niger
D) Mucor spp.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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