A 28-year-old woman was gardening when a rose thorn pricked her finger, which later became infected. A sample is taken of the exudate and sent to the microbiology laboratory. Small, round, cigar-shaped structures are microscopically observed. She is most likely infected with which type of fungi?

a. Malassezia furfur
b. H. capsulatum
c. S. schenckii
d. Fonsecaea pedrosoi


C
Small, round, cigar-shaped structures describe the morphologic appearance of S. schenckii, which is associated with gardening since the organism is found in the soil.

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