CLIA: Microbiology / Serology

Question

A 20 year-old female was admitted into the hospital complaining of 10 to 15 bloody mucous stools per day, fever, gastrointestinal disturbances, abdominal pain, and nausea. The preliminary O & P report went out as "Probable Entamoeba histolytica trophozoites and cysts, confirmation pending." This patient is most likely suffering from:

Please select the single best answer

Traveler's diarrhea

Extraintestinal amebiasis

Intestinal amebiasis

Giardiasis

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