When Can Patients with Plague Who Have Been Treated with Appropriate

question 13

Multiple Choice

When can patients with plague who have been treated with appropriate antibiotics be released from respiratory droplet precautions?

• A) After resolution of all symptoms
• B) After three sputum samples are negative for blood
• C) After all lesions are dried
• D) After the patient receives 48 hours of antibiotic treatment

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