KROK 1 2019 – Question 158 · KROK (Medicine) · Microbiology, Virology, and Immunology
A 23-year-old woman presents to the emergency department complaining of bloody diarrhea, fatigue and confusion. A few days earlier, she went to a fast food restaurant for a birthday party. Her friends are experiencing similar symptoms. Laboratory studies show anemia. Which of the following would you most likely obtain for microbiologic testing?
- A. Urine
- B. Bile
- C. Blood
- D. Stool
- E. Cerebrospinal fluid
Hint
Think about where an organism that causes food-borne bloody diarrhea lives and multiplies in the body, rather than where its toxin-driven complications show up.
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