A 60-year-old woman has begun a course of oral antibiotics for the treatment of a urinary tract infection (UTI). The patient's nurse should recognize that the causative microorganisms most likely originated from:
A) Fecal contamination from the patient's perineum
B) Colonization of the patient's urethra from bloodborne pathogens
C) Proliferation of normal microbiotic flora
D) Ingested microorganisms
A
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