An Elderly Woman Is Experiencing Fever,chest Pain,difficulty Breathing,and a Cough

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Multiple Choice

An elderly woman is experiencing fever,chest pain,difficulty breathing,and a cough that occasionally brings up mucus containing blood.She reports having visited family in rural New Mexico over the Labor Day weekend.A GMS-stained sample from her lungs shows the presence of large spherules.Which of the following is the most likely infecting agent?

• A) Coccidioides immitis
• B) Blastomyces dermatitidis
• C) Histoplasma capsulatum
• D) Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
• E) Trichophyton rubrum

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