A Man and His Family Drive to the Coast and Have

question 14

Multiple Choice

A man and his family drive to the coast and have an oyster dinner. A couple of days later, the man arrives at the emergency department with a fever, bullous skin lesions, and diarrhea. He is extremely ill and appears septic. The microbiologist notices curved gram-negative rods on the stool Gram stain. What is the most probable organism causing this condition?

• A) Yersinia enterocolitica
• B) Cryptosporidium jejuni
• C) Vibrio vulnificus
• D) Vibrio cholerae

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