After 6 days on a broad-spectrum antibiotic the 80-year old women develops diarr

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After 6 days on a broad-spectrum antibiotic the 80-year old women develops diarrhea and becomes even more dehydrated. The C. diff Toxin test is performed on her stool and is shown here. What do the results tell you? (Choose the 2 that are correct) C. DIFF A The woman has developed a superinfection with C. difficile. The woman has now a intestinal infection with the UTI pathogen. The woman now needs to be put on an antibiotic suitable for an anaerobic organism like C. dificile. The women has acquired a nosocomial infection in the hospital. The presence of the toxin from C. difficile is not necessarily an indicator of superinfection.

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What do the results tell you?

A) The woman has developed a superinfection with C. difficile.

C) The woman now needs to be put on an antibiotic suitable for an anaerobic organism like C. difficile.

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