Which patients should be given antibiotics prophylactically? (Select all that apply.)
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 de-fects at risk for bacterial endocarditis
d. Patients with compound fractures under-going surgical repair
e. Postoperative patients who have under-gone emergency cesarean sections
C, D
Antimicrobial prophylaxis is recommended for patients with congenital or other heart disease who have an increased risk for bacterial endocarditis and for patients undergoing certain surge-ries in which the risk for infection is very high, including those who have compound fractures. Children who are exposed to strep throat will need to have confirmed strep infection prior to re-ceiving antibiotics. Patients with milk neutropenia do not need antimicrobial prophylaxis. Patients undergoing emergency C-sections need antimicrobial prophylaxis prior to surgery, not after.
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