The nurse is caring for a patient who has just completed 2 weeks of IV antibiotics for a severe infection. The patient now has frequent loose watery stools and a low-grade temperature. What is the most likely cause of the patient's new symptoms?
A) C. difficile infection
B) Paralytic ileus
C) Fecal impaction
D) Salmonella food poisoning

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Diarrhea, abdominal pain, and low-grade temperature after completing IV antibiotics are often caused by C. difficile infection.

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