This opportunist is the most frequent cause of life-threatening pneumonia in AIDS patients.

A. Cryptococcus neoformans
B. Malassezia furfur
C. Candida albicans
D. Pneumocystis jirovecii.
E. None of the choices are correct.


Answer: D

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