When reviewing a patient's medication history, the nurse observes that the patient has recently completed a course of treatment with nitazoxanide (Alinia). The nurse is justified in suspecting that the patient was infected with what microorganism?
A) Giardia lamblia
B) E. coli
C) Salmonella
D) Campylobacter jejuni
A
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Nitazoxanide (Alinia) is an antiprotozoal agent used specifically for treating diarrhea resulting from infection with Giardia lamblia or Cryptosporidium parvum. It is not used in the treatment of diarrhea associated with E. coli, Salmonella, or Campylobacter jejuni.
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