What is the usual cause of pseudomembranous colitis?
A) improperly home-preserved foods containing botulin toxin
B) consuming unpasteurized dairy products containing Listeria monocytogenes
C) handling infected animals contaminated with E.rhusiopathiae
D) therapy with broad-spectrum antibiotics leading to superinfection by C.difficile
E) living in close contact with someone infected with C.perfringens
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