Fungal and Parasitic Infections USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
A 60 year old man who emigrated from rural Cambodia years ago is started on high dose prednisone for severe asthma. One month later he develops abdominal pain, cough, fever, and gram negative bacteremia. Stool microscopy reveals larvae rather than eggs. Which of the following is the most likely causal organism?
Answer choices
- ATrichinella spiralis
- BStrongyloides stercoralisCorrect answer
- CEchinococcus granulosus
- DGiardia lamblia
- EAscaris lumbricoides
- FNecator americanus
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