A Fisherman Who Cut Himself on a Fishing Hook Later

Multiple Choice

A fisherman who cut himself on a fishing hook later develops a cutaneous disease at the inoculation site.The exudate is aspirated and set up on a routine AFB medium for culture.It is incubated at 37°C,but no growth is observed after 8 weeks;however,a slide of the exudate was AFB-positive.Which one of the following statements explains these findings?

A) The infection is most likely the result of a viral infection.
B) The organism should have been incubated at 30°C.
C) The organism should have been incubated at 42°C.
D) The infection is most likely fungal in nature.