The nurse collects a stool culture from a patient diagnosed with traveler's diarrhea. What bacterium does the nurse expect the culture to grow?
A) Escherichia coli
B) Staphylococcus aureus
C) Streptococcus type B
D) Pseudomonas
A
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Escherichia coli is the most common cause of traveler's diarrhea. Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, and Pseudomonas would be highly unlikely to grow in the stool of a patient with traveler's diarrhea.
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