This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: mycology, Subject name: Microbiology
Penicillium marneffei is seen in 
Select and explain. 
A. TB, B. AIDS, C. Diabetes, D. Kala azar
B: AIDS
Answer: B: AIDS 
Explanation: Penicillium marneffei has been repoed to be an impoant oppounist pathogen in the HIV infected. It causes disseminated infection with multiple organ involvement. Ref: Baveja textbook of microbiology; 4th edition