While Antibiotics Have Been Credited with Saving Lives,misuse of Antibiotics

question 5

Multiple Choice

While antibiotics have been credited with saving lives,misuse of antibiotics has contributed to the evolution of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) .Antibiotic use is prolific in the perioperative setting.Select the antibiotic application has evidence to support it as a best practice and not,potentially,a misuse of antibiotics.

• A) Antibiotics given IV within 1 hour of the incision for every procedure with an incision or entered body system
• B) Vancomycin paste applied to cut edges of the sternum in cardiac surgery
• C) Tobramycin and methylmethacrylate bead implants into deep orthopedic incisions at risk for osteomyelitis
• D) Bacitracin ointment on a clean subcuticular sutured incision as part of the dressing

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