A young mother brings her three-month old baby into the doctor's office where you work as an RN. The baby is miserable and the mother reports that he has developed a fever, which is why she has brought him to the doctor. She tells you that the child is particularly upset when she changes his diaper and that he seems to have diaper rash, which she attributes to the fact that her son's diaper isn't always changed promptly enough at the day-care facility he goes to daily. In fact, she has recently switched him to another facility. You remove the child's diaper and immediately see that he has a very red rash on his buttocks and genital area. There is also red, scaly skin in the area where his diaper touches his thighs. You suspect that this may be more than just a typical case of diaper rash.
-In the laboratory, rubella virus, VZV, rubeola virus and Rickettsia rickettsii must be cultivated in host cells. Candida albicans does not need to be cultured in cells-why?

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Candida albicans is a fungus that can grow on a variety of surfaces and does not require host cells for culture. It is not an obligate intracellular parasite like rubella virus, VZV, rubeola virus, and Rickettsia rickettsii, which require host cells to replicate. Option B is incorrect as Candida albicans is a commensal organism that can survive on skin, mucous membranes, and other surfaces. Option C is incorrect as Candida species are traditionally grown in laboratory media that mimics body fluids, such as Sabouraud agar. Option D is incorrect, as Candida albicans is not an obligate intracellular parasite. Option E is incorrect as yeasts are heterotrophic organisms and cannot produce their own food.

A Young Mother Brings Her Three-Month Old Baby into the Doctor's