An otherwise healthy patient who has just received a prosthetic aoic valve develops postoperative fever. Blood cultures are done and she is placed on broad-spectrum antibiotics. Two days later she is still febrile and clinically deteriorating. Which of the following organisms is the most probable etiologic agent?
An otherwise healthy patient who has just received a prosthetic aoic valve develops postoperative fever. Blood cultures are done and she is placed on broad-spectrum antibiotics. Two days later she is still febrile and clinically deteriorating. Which of the following organisms is the most probable etiologic agent?
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An otherwise healthy patient who has just received a prosthetic aoic valve develops postoperative fever. Blood cultures are done and she is placed on broad-spectrum antibiotics. Two days later she is still febrile and clinically deteriorating. Which of the following organisms is the most probable etiologic agent?
✓ Correct Answer: B. Candida albicans
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