Which person is at greatest risk for developing DRSP?
A. The 40-year-old registered nurse who works full-time as a scrub nurse in an am-bulatory surgical center
B. The 70-year-old woman living with her 4-year-old grandson who attends day care 3 days per week
C. The 50-year-old woman with seasonal asthma who lives with three teenage children
D. The 60-year-old welder who smokes three packs of cigarettes per day.
B
The biggest risk factors for developing DRSP (drug resistant Streptococcus pneumonia) are being an older adult and being exposed to small children who spend significant amounts of time in a day care environment.
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