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Kay [80]
3 years ago
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A 3-week-old infant is diagnosed with pertussis. which antimicrobial agent would the nurse expect the physician to prescribe?

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vladimir2022 [97]3 years ago
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Pertussis, more commonly known as whooping cough, is a disease caused by the bacteria <em>Bordetella pertussis</em>. Symptoms would be fever, runny nose, sneezing and common colds. For infants younger than 1 month old, the recommended antimicrobial agent is azithromycin because it has not been associated with bad side effects for young infants.
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