The physician is treating a child with meningitis with a course of antibiotic therapy. The nurse assures the parents that the child will be out of isolation when:
a. the course of antibiotics is complete.
b. a negative CNS culture is obtained.
c. the antibiotics have been initiated for 24 hours.
d. the child has no symptoms of the disease.
C
The child with bacterial meningitis is isolated until antibiotic therapy has been administered for at least 24 hours.
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