Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the question that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format.
You begin your 10-hour shift at the infusion center at the local cancer center. Mrs. Overrocker has been coming in every Wednesday at 10:00 am for the past 3 weeks for her infusion of chemotherapy. She complains that her mouth hurts. A visual examination reveals a white film covering the inside of her cheeks and her tongue. You swab the inside of her mouth for microscopic analysis.
-After staining,you visualize the specimen.You identify single-celled organisms that possess a nucleus,and many of them are undergoing the process of budding.You believe that this patient is suffering from an infection caused by a

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Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the question that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format.
  You begin your 10-hour shift at the infusion center at the local cancer center. Mrs. Overrocker has been coming in every Wednesday at 10:00 am for the past 3 weeks for her infusion of chemotherapy. She complains that her mouth hurts.  A visual examination reveals a white film covering the inside of her cheeks and her tongue. You swab the inside of her mouth for microscopic analysis.
-After staining,you visualize the specimen.You identify single-celled organisms that possess a nucleus,and many of them are undergoing the process of budding.You believe that this patient is suffering from an infection caused by a

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The presence of single-celled organisms with a nucleus undergoing budding is indicative of a fungal infection.

Please Read the Clinical Scenario, and Then Answer the Question