Situation 25.1
Following a county fair, 160 persons complained of gastrointestinal symptoms. Symptoms included diarrhea (84 percent), abdominal cramps (96 percent), nausea (84 percent), vomiting (82 percent), body aches (50 percent), fever (60 percent; median body temperature = 38.3°C); median duration of illness 6 days (range 10 hr to 13 days).
-In Situation 25.1,fecal samples should be cultured for all of the following EXCEPT

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Giardia lamblia is a parasite that infects the small intestine and causes diarrhea. However, it is not a bacterium and therefore cannot be cultured from fecal samples. The other choices are all bacterial pathogens that can be culture from fecal samples and are common causes of gastrointestinal illness.

Situation 25.1 Following a County Fair, 160 Persons Complained of Gastrointestinal Symptoms