An Older adult patient in a nursing home is recovering from bacterial pneumonia. The patient has been on a lengthy regiment of antimicrobial agents. Subsequently, the patient is diagnosed with pseudomembranous colitis. What organism is the most likely cause?
A) Clostridium difficile
B) C. tetani
C) C. perfringens
D) C. botulinum
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A) Botulism
B)
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Q17: What disease does Clostridium tetani cause?
A) Botulism
B)
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Q25: How does Clostridium difficile produce pseudomembranous colitis
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