Question

An older adult client has been receiving care in a two-bedroom that he has shared with another older, male client for the past several days. Two days ago, the client's roommate developed diarrhea that was characteristic of Clostridium difficile. This morning, the client himself was awakened early by similar diarrhea. The client may have developed which type of infection?

Answer 1

Answer:

Exogenous healthcare-associated

Explanation:

Exo in this case means outside and genous means born, then we have that it is an infection  that was born outside the body of the patient and got into it.

The word outside in this case implies that the patient is surrounded by a contaminated atmosphere, in this case in his hospital bedroom, due to this situation he was affected with the same condition that his partner was affected with.