initial empiric antibiotic therapy? - usmleforumguy

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A 50-year-old woman who has diabetes presents with an ulcer that has no purulent discharge and shows no signs of inflammation. Which one of the following is the most appropriate choice for initial empiric antibiotic therapy?


Answers:

A. Dicloxacillin, 500 mg orally four times per day.
B. Cephalexin (Keflex), 500 mg orally four times per day.
C. Amoxicillin/clavulanate (Augmentin), 875/125 mg orally twice per day.
D. No antibiotic therapy is indicated at this time

[ArchivalUser]

b?

[ArchivalUser]

a.

[ArchivalUser]

aa

[ArchivalUser]

d???

[ArchivalUser]

Antimicrobial therapy should be guided by culture results, and should aim to cure the infection, not to heal the wound.

[ArchivalUser]

D..Why do you want to treat a wound which is dry and non inflammatory.

[ArchivalUser]

D...

[ArchivalUser]

D.