Your Patient Reports Loose Stools and Abdominal Cramping After Consuming

question 19

Multiple Choice

Your patient reports loose stools and abdominal cramping after consuming a smoothie prepared with raw eggs. You isolate a gram-negative, H₂S producing (on HE agar) bacillus. Identify the likely pathogen.

• A) Listeria monocytogenes
• B) Salmonella spp.
• C) Vibrio cholera
• D) E. coli

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