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A gardener develops a brown patch of skin in the center of the palms of his hands.  He has treated them with a variety of over the counter medicine but it does not go away.  When the itching becomes worse he seeks medical advice.  He is diagnosed with tinea nigra.  What is the causative agent of this infection (M61-18, 21; Level 2)?

Several children at a summer camp have lesions on their feet along with infected toe and finger nails.  The organism has an olive/brown surface with a yellow periphery and a pale yellow reverse. Microscopically, smooth 2-4 celled club-shaped macroconidia and no microconidia are observed. This organism is most likely (M59-17, 21; Level 3):

The fecal-oral route of transmission is commonly associated with which virus(es) (M66-5, 15; Level 2): hepatitis A virus rubella virus hepatitis E virus hepatitis D virus

A microbiologist is reading a sputum culture and notices that there is no growth on the sheep blood and MacConkey agars, but there is growth on the chocolate plate. The colonies on the plate are translucent, moist, smooth, and convex, with a mousy odor. The dALA test was negative. What is the most likely identification of the organism (M32-30; Level 3)?

The following describes a chromoblastomycosis infection:

The one characteristic by which an unknown Cryptococcus species can be identified as Cryptococcus neoformans is (M63-21; Level 3)?

The following organism was seen in a concentrated stool preparation from a patient with mild diarrhea.  Which of the following statements is true (M47-16; Level 3)?

What is a primary cell line viral culture (M65-11; Level 2):

A fungus is microscopically described as having simple or branched non-septate hyphae, round sporangia, and no rhizoids.  What is the most likely identification (M59-17, 21; Level 2):

The nurse takes a class on the impacts of burnout on the nurse’s ability to provide a caring, therapeutic relationship. Which of the following are healthy strategies the nurse can use to reduce burnout and improve caring?