A 25-year-old man presents to emergency for a two-day history of confusion. Temperature is 103 F. He had a renal transplant at the age of 18 for crescentic glomerulonephritis secondary to granulomatosis with polyangiitis. A mucicarmine stain of the causal organism is shown.
A pharmacologic agent that targets which of the following is most appropriate for this patient?
14α-demethylase
β-1,3-glucan synthase
Ergosterol
Squalene epoxidase
Tubulin
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