A 24-year-old woman comes to the physician because of a one-month history of flatulence and loose, foul-smelling, watery stools. She has lost 5 pounds during this time. She reports having spent a couple days at her friend’s lake house last month. Physical examination shows a soft, non-tender abdomen with active bowel sounds. A photomicrograph of a stool sample is shown.
The most appropriate pharmacotherapy for this patient’s condition is also used first-line to treat which of the following?
Babesia microti
Ehrlichia chaffeensis
Gardnerella vaginalis
Paragonimus westermani
Rickettsia rickettsii
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