Question

A 78-year-year-old resident of a care home is started on ciprofloxacin for a urinary tract infection. A few days later, she develops profuse, watery, foul-smelling diarrhoea. What is the most likely causative organism?

Accepted Answer

Clostridioides difficile

Answer

Norovirus

Answer

Escherichia coli

Answer

Campylobacter jejuni

Answer

Salmonella enteritidis

Practice question

A 78-year-year-old resident of a care home is started on ciprofloxacin for a urinary tract infection. A few days later, she develops profuse, watery, foul-smelling diarrhoea. What is the most likely causative organism?