A 32-year-old man with a history of HIV infection presents to the clinic complaining of fecal urgency and bloody diarrhea. The patient was diagnosed w

[Joyce]

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A 32-year-old man with a history of HIV infection presents to the clinic complaining of fecal urgency and bloody diarrhea. The patient was diagnosed with pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia 6 months ago.

Which of these organisms is the most likely involved in this condition?

A-Clostridium difficile
B-cytomegalovirus
C-Entamoeba histolytica
D-Giardia lamblia

 

[Tiffany Wong]

B-cytomegalovirus