#june2020usmle2ck
A 60-year-old man visits the clinic due to profuse watery diarrhea and left lower abdominal colicky pain for the last 6 hours. Upon taking history, the patient claims that he is taking broad spectrum antibiotics for acute bronchitis.
Which is the most likely causative organism for the patient’s new symptoms?
A- Clostridium botulinum
B- Clostridium butyricum
C- Clostridium difficile
D- Clostridium histolyticum
E- Clostridium Septicum
A 60-year-old man visits the clinic due to profuse watery diarrhea and left lower abdominal colicky pain for the last 6 hours. Upon taking history, the patient claims that he is taking broad spectrum antibiotics for acute bronchitis.
Which is the most likely causative organism for the patient’s new symptoms?
A- Clostridium botulinum
B- Clostridium butyricum
C- Clostridium difficile
D- Clostridium histolyticum
E- Clostridium Septicum
