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Question: An 88-year-old nursing home resident was hospitalized for 5-day history of increasing right lower abdominal pain, low-grade fever, nausea, and occasional vomiting. The nursing home staff also noticed her to have maroon-colored stools. Her medical history included diabetes, hypertension, osteoarthritis, and a remote history of diverticulitis. She was taking levofloxacin for 2 days before admission for a presumed urinary tract infection, but was not on nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents.

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