Medical microbiology Case study

A 59 years old woman was readmitted to hospital for severe recurrent diarrhoea and high fever. She had been discharged 22 days ago after being hospitalised due to severe diarrhoea. Previously she had been treated with a combination of rifampicin, isoniazid, ethambutol, pyrazinamide, levofloxacin, amikacin, and azithromycin for active pulmonary tuberculosis combined with pneumonia. She was treated with oral vancomycin for the diarrhoea and became well after 4 weeks. 5 Questions (ANSWER ONLY QUESTION 5) 1. Which examinations would you perform to identify the etiological agent responsible for the diarrhoea? Discuss your reasons for your choice of laboratory investigations. 2. What is the most likely microorganism/s that is responsible for this condition? Discuss your reasons for your diagnosis of this specific case? Discuss the general characteristics of this microorganism? 3. Discuss how this infection spreads and explain the infection control measures that are used to stop the spread of the agent in hospitals. If you go to a hospital to visit someone who suffers from this infection what infection control measures will you take? 4. Discuss what causes this infection 5. Discuss the treatment for this specific infection.