Question

which one of the following diseases is most likely to respond to antimicrobial therapy?
ischemic colitis
whipples disease
celiac sprue
crohns disease

Explanation:

Antimicrobial therapy targets microbial (bacterial, fungal, etc.) infections. Whipple's disease is caused by Tropheryma whipplei (a bacterium), so it responds to antimicrobial treatment. Ischemic colitis is due to reduced blood flow, Celiac Sprue is an autoimmune reaction to gluten, and Crohn's disease is an inflammatory bowel disease with non - microbial - infection - based pathogenesis.

Answer:

B. Whipple's disease