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A patient with AIDS and a CD4+ cell count <50/mm3 is suffering from an infection that affects his lungs, eyes, gastrointestinal tract, and central nervous system. Results of a biopsy are shown in the image. With what is the patient most likely infected?
(A) Candida albicans
(B) Cryptococcus neoformans
(C) Cytomegalovirus
(D) Herpes simplex virus
(E) Mycobacterium avium
(F) Pneumocystis jiroveci
A patient with AIDS and a CD4+ cell count <50/mm3 is suffering from an infection that affects his lungs, eyes, gastrointestinal tract, and central nervous system. Results of a biopsy are shown in the image. With what is the patient most likely infected?
(A) Candida albicans
(B) Cryptococcus neoformans
(C) Cytomegalovirus
(D) Herpes simplex virus
(E) Mycobacterium avium
(F) Pneumocystis jiroveci
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