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Microbiology · 임상미생물학
문제
An immunocompromised patient has meningitis. A yeast recovered from CSF is urease positive and has a prominent polysaccharide capsule. Which organism is most likely?
1Cryptococcus neoformans✓ 정답
2Candida glabrata
3Geotrichum candidum
4Trichophyton rubrum
해설
Cryptococcus is an encapsulated, urease-positive yeast with a predilection for central nervous system infection, especially in immunocompromised patients.