A patient with leukemia is diagnosed with a Candida infection after receiving several doses of chemotherapy. The most likely yeast causing the infection is:
a. C. albicans.
b. C. parapsilosis.
c. C. tropicalis.
d. Candidametapsilosis.
C
C. tropicalis has been shown to be prevalent in patients with hematologic malignancies, especially those with neutropenia.
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a. Galapagos Tortoises b. Barnacles c. Mussels d. Finches
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The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a lab technique that ultimately results in which of the following?
A) the ability to transfer genes using plasmids B) a large clone library C) duplication of a small strand of DNA into billions of copies D) the isolation of a particular gene from a donor species E) the use of a radioactive probe to isolate a gene from a gene library