Which Patients Should Be Given Antibiotics Prophylactically

question 1

Multiple Choice

Which patients should be given antibiotics prophylactically?

• A) Children who attend day care with other children who have strep throat
• B) Children undergoing chemotherapy who have mild neutropenia
• C) Patients with certain congenital heart defects at risk for bacterial endocarditis
• D) Patients with compound fractures undergoing surgical repair
• E) Postoperative patients who have undergone emergency cesarean sections

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