Seventeen Patients in Ten Hospitals Had Cutaneous Infections Caused by Rhizopus.In

Seventeen patients in ten hospitals had cutaneous infections caused by Rhizopus.In all seventeen patients,Elastoplast bandages were placed over sterile gauze pads to cover wounds.Fourteen of the patients had surgical wounds,two had venous line insertion sites,and one had a bite wound.Lesions present when the bandages were removed ranged from vesiculopustular eruptions to ulcerations and skin necrosis requiring debridement.Fungi are more likely than bacteria to contaminate bandages because they

A) are aerobic.
B) can tolerate low-moisture conditions.
C) prefer a neutral environment (pH 7) .
D) have a fermentative metabolism.
E) cannot tolerate high osmotic pressure.