A 65-year-old man has a persistent fever following a bowel resection for complicated diverticulitis. He has been on broad-spectrum antibiotics for the past 3 weeks since the operation. Physical examination shows a central venous catheter present that was placed the day of the operation. Cultures from the tip of the catheter grown on sheep blood agar show purple budding organisms. Which of the following is the most likely causal organism?
Candida albicans
Clostridium difficile
Cryptococcus neoformans
Sporothrix schenckii
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci
