When assessing a patient's wound, a nurse suspects that the wound most likely has been infected with Clostridia because
A) A crackling sensation can be felt when palpating around the wound.
B) The area surrounding the wound is bright red and draining serosanguineous material.
C) The drainage from the wound has changed from serous to purulent.
D) The wound is not as well approximated as it appeared to be yesterday.
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