A Fisherman Who Cut Himself on a Fishing Hook Later

question 6

Multiple Choice

A fisherman who cut himself on a fishing hook later develops a cutaneous disease at the inoculation site.The exudate is aspirated and set up on a routine AFB medium for culture.It is incubated at 37°C,but no growth is observed after 8 weeks;however,a slide of the exudate was AFB-positive.Which one of the following statements explains these findings?

• A)The infection is most likely the result of a viral infection.
• B)The organism should have been incubated at 30°C.
• C)The organism should have been incubated at 42°C.
• D)The infection is most likely fungal in nature.

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