]> 2026-07-31T09:40:35+00:00 WBR0006 0 en ''Streptococcus pyogenes'' ''Clostridium'' species ''Staphlococcus aureus'' ''Campylobacter'' species ''Neisseria meningitidis'' Microbiology Anonymous (Reviewed by Will Gibson, Alison Leibowitz, and Yazan Daaboul) A 32-year-old man is brought to the emergency department by his wife for progressive bilateral weakness, loss of sensation, and distal paresthesias in his lower extremities over the past 5 days. The patient can no longer walk and must be carried onto the examination bed. He denies any recent history of trauma. The only illness he can recall is an episode of nausea, vomiting, and bloody diarrhea 3 weeks ago, from which he recovered spontaneously without medications. Neurological examination is remarkable for a motor strength of 1/5 in both lower extremities with loss of deep tendon reflexes. What is the most likely organism responsible for this patient's condition? D Genitourinary no-display 2020-10-27T23:02:23Z 2459150.4599884 WBR0006