Providers Should Use an Antibiogram When Prescribing

question 9

Multiple Choice

Providers should use an antibiogram when prescribing. An antibiogram is:

• A) The other name for the Centers for Disease Control guidelines for prescribing antibiotics
• B) An algorithm used for prescribing antibiotics for certain infections
• C) The reference also known as the Pink Book, published by the Centers for Disease Control
• D) A chart of the local resistance patterns to antibiotics developed by laboratories

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