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1. ampicillin + metronidazole
2. ampicillin + metronidazole + gentamicin
3. clindamycin + metronidazole + gentamicin
4. clindamycin + ampicillin
5. clindamycin + ampicillin + gentamycin

a+m+g?

2-a+m+g

Last 3 should be eliminated very qiucky.....because ...Metrinadole is clue here.

above Diaphragma..Clinda
below.diaphragma.....Metrinadazole....for example..diverticulitis,c,diff

agree. usually they start Zosyn/cefepim or fluoro/metro, imaging diverticulitis case

broad-spectrum antibiotic
coverage, including anaerobic coverage,( Metrinadazo..below Diaph )is appropriate.
coverage against many of the gram-negative organisms found in the gut (Am +Gent).