An immunocompromised patient from the mid-west became severely anemic.  A bone marrow sample showed macrophages with numerous small oval yeast cells inside.  Lung tissue biopsy also showed alveolar macrophages with intracellular budding yeast.  Similar organisms were seen in biopsy samples of the spleen and liver.  The fungal culture demonstrated large macroconidia with finger-like projections.  The most likely organism involved is (M60-13, 15, 17, 21; Level 3):

Which of the following Aspergillus sp. has a cinnamon brown color with smooth walled conidia that are formed at the end of two rows of phialides (biseriate) which point straight up covering at least ½ of the vesicle (M60-17, 21; Level 3)?

A urine culture from a patient with a urinary tract infection yields a yeast that is germ tube negative, does not produce hyphae on cornmeal agar, is urease negative, and assimilates trehalose.  The most likely identification is (M62-21; Level 3):

Hepatitis D requires which of the following factors for infectivity (M66-15, 17; Level 3)?

A young woman went to the Emergency Room with irritated eyes.  After examining her, the physician found she had an infection in both of her cornea.  A culture of the lesion revealed sickle cell-shaped conidia.  What is the causative agent (M60-21; Level 3)?  

Which of the following describes the viral replication sequence that results in cell destruction (M65-2, 3, 5; Level 2)?

All of the following may cause Chromoblastomycosis EXCEPT (M60-19; Level 2):

The nurse is caring for a patient with insomnia who reports having trouble sleeping. Which of the following behavioral strategies should the nurse recommend?

A unit of blood was donated at a local blood drive last week and tested for a variety of infectious diseases.  The combination test for HIV-1 and HIV-2 was positive but with a very weak titer.  What action steps should be taken next?

Epstein-Barr virus is associated with which of the following diseases: