The nurse tells a client that the antibiotic the health care provider has prescribed is for Clostridium, the organism responsible for a number of diseases, including:

Question

Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. food poisoning.
2. gas gangrene.
3. tetanus.
4. pneumonia.
5. venereal disease.

Answer 1

Correct Answer: 1,2,3
Rationale 1: Clostridium is an anaerobe responsible for some cases of food poisoning.
Rationale 2: Clostridium is an anaerobe responsible for gas gangrene.
Rationale 3: Clostridium is an anaerobe responsible for tetanus.
Rationale 4: Several organisms cause pneumonia, including Staphylococcus aureus, streptococci, Haemophilus influenzae, and Klebsiella. Clostridium does not cause pneumonia.
Rationale 5: Chlamydia and Neisseria are the two most common organisms that cause venereal disease.
Global Rationale: Clostridium is a gram-positive anaerobic bacilli that causes food poisoning, gas gangrene, and tetanus.