Blood cultures are drawn on a patient suspected of having a fungemia.Positive cultures reveal the presence of chlamydoconidia on cornmeal agar.In addition, the yeast is germ-tube positive.The most likely identification of the fungal agent is:
A) C. glabrata.
B) C. tropicalis.
C) Cryptococcus neoformans.
D) C. albicans.
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