Mycology/Parasitology USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
A 35-year-old woman presents with a 3-week history of progressive shortness of breath, fever, and chest pain. She is an avid gardener in the southwestern United States. Chest X-ray shows bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy and pulmonary infiltrates. Serum complement fixation antibodies are positive. Which of the following is the most likely causative organism?
Answer choices
- ACoccidioides immitisCorrect answer
- BBlastomyces dermatitidis
- CAspergillus fumigatus
- DHistoplasma capsulatum
- ECryptococcus neoformans
- FPneumocystis jirovecii
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