What Two Parasitic Agents Commonly Affect Patients with Malignancy

question 8

Multiple Choice

What two parasitic agents commonly affect patients with malignancy?

• A)Giardia lamblia and Listeria monocytogenes
• B)Strongyloides stercoralis and Giardia lamblia
• C)Pneumocystis jirovecii (carinii) and Toxoplasma gondii
• D)Toxoplasma gondii and Wuchereria bancrofti

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