A vitreous aspirate from a case of metastatic endophthalmitis on culture yields Gram-positive round to oval cells, 12-14 mm in size. The aspirate on Gram staining shows the presence of pseudohyphae. Which of the following is the most likely aetiological agent?
In smears of exudates Candida appears as gram positive oval cells and pseudohyphae. Aspergillus, Rhizopus andfusarium are filamentous fungi forming true mycelia (and not pseudohyphae). Ref: Textbook of Microbiology By Ananthanarayan and Panicker, 7th Edition, Pages 610, 624-25; Jawetz, Melnick and Adelberg's Medical Microbiology, 23rd Edition, Pages 625, 645, 649
Aspergillus
Rhizopus
Candida
Fusarium