A 38- Year- Old Man Had Onset of Fever, Chills

question 7

Multiple Choice

A 38- year- old man had onset of fever, chills, nausea, and myalgia. On April 29, he had eaten raw oysters. On May 2, he was admitted to a hospital because of a fever of 39°C and two circular necrotic lesions on the left leg. He had alcoholic liver disease. He was transferred to the ICU; therapy with ciprofloxacin was initiated. On May 4, he died. Which of the following is the most likely etiology?

• A) Salmonella
• B) Yersinia enterocolitica
• C) Cyclospora
• D) Bacillus cereus
• E) Vibrio vulnificus

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