On the third day after M.Z.'s admission, the urinary culture and sensitivity (C&S) results are as follows:
Escherichia coli, more than 100,000 colonies, sensitive to ciprofloxacin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole,
and nitrofurantoin.
What changes, if any, will be made to the antibiotic therapy?
No changes will be needed because the sensitivity results show that the bacteria are sensitive to
ciprofloxacin.
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