A 25-year-old man presents with fever, abdominal cramps, and…
A 25-year-old man presents with fever, abdominal cramps, and frequent bloody diarrhea. He reports recent travel to a developing country and consumption of unpasteurized dairy products and street food. A stool specimen is submitted for testing. A fecal leukocyte smear is ordered. Microscopic examination of a stool smear shows many polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs). Which of the following pathogens is most consistent with these clinical and laboratory findings?
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