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1. All of the following events in C. difficile infection pathophysiology increase the risk of symptomatic infection except:

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2. Which of the following has demonstrated an advantage in reducing recurrent CDI infections when compared to vancomycin?

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3. Which of the following treatment options would be most effective in reducing the risk of recurrent infection in a 68-year-old woman with 4 episodes of CDI in the past 3 months?

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4. Which of the following was identified by the World Health Organization as a critical priority pathogen?

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5. Ceftolozane-tazobactam and ceftazidime-avibactam both exhibit effective in vitro activity against:

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6. A 58-year-old man is admitted to the ICU following a motor vehicle accident and is immediately intubated. After 3 days, he develops fever and a chest radiograph reveals pulmonary infiltrates. A BAL is performed and he is given empiric piperacillin-tazobactam and vancomycin. After 36 hours, he has not improved and culture reveals ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae. In addition to discontinuing vancomycin, you decide to:

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