Which of the following is not a reason why Clostridium difficile is an increasing concern in healthcare settings?

A) antibiotic misuse and overuse in the population
B) antibiotic resistance
C) emerging superstrains that make a third type of toxin
D) the bacterium can naturally escape drugs and disinfectants by retreating into a resistant spore state
E) additional modes of transmission have occurred in several isolated cases


Answer: E

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