Care should be taken when performing a puncture on an infant, so that an area is not used that is directly over bone. Puncturing the bone may not only be painful, but can cause ____.

A. sepsis and/or osteomyelitis
B. bacteremia and/or osteochondritis
C. osteomyelitis and/or osteochondritis
D. bacteremia and/or septicemia


Answer: C

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