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A 22-year-old woman experiences a sudden onset of severe lower abdominal pain. Physical examination shows no masses, but there is severe tenderness in the right lower quadrant. A pelvic examination shows no lesions of the cervix or vagina. Bowel sounds are detected. An abdominal ultrasound scan shows a 4-cm focal enlargement of the proximal right fallopian tube. A dilation and curettage procedure shows the only decidua from the endometrial cavity. Which of the following laboratory findings is most likely to be reported for this patient?

ACervical culture positive for Neisseria gonorrhoeae
BDetection of human chorionic gonadotropin in serum
C69, XXY karyotype on decidual tissue cells
DPap smear showing pseudo hyphae of Candida
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