A hospitalized patient who has received numerous antibiotics is being assessed by the nurse,who notes that his tongue appears black and hairy.Which of the following would the nurse say to the patient?

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The tongue is not really covered by black hair.The condition is caused by elongation of filiform papillae and painless overgrowth of mycelial threads of fungal infection on the tongue.It occurs with the use of antibiotics,which inhibit normal bacteria and allow proliferation of fungus.

A Hospitalized Patient Who Has Received Numerous Antibiotics Is Being