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A 26-Year-Old Woman Presents with Diarrhea Containing Both Blood and Pus

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A 26-year-old woman presents with diarrhea containing both blood and pus. The lab cultures on a special medium incubated at 42°C under microaerophilic conditions grow a Gram-negative spiral-shaped organism that is isolated. What is the most likely genus?


A) Campylobacter
B) Helicobacter
C) Salmonella
D) Shigella
E) Vibrio

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