LK is a 30-year-old IV drug user who was admitted to the hos…
LK is a 30-year-old IV drug user who was admitted to the hospital with an abscess on his arm at the injection site. He was started empirically on vancomycin and piperacillin/tazobactam for empiric coverage. The following day, his blood cultures turn positive for gram positive cocci in pairs and chains, identified as Enterococcus faecalis (Sensitive to ampicillin, gentamicin, vancomycin, daptomycin, and pip/tazo). A transesophageal echocardiagram (TEE) is performed which shows a vegetation on his mitral valve. He does not have a prosthetic valve. Which of the following is the most appropriate recommendation?
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Itzel explains to the school nurse that her son, Tlahco, who has been listless and withdrawn in class, has also been restless at night because he is suffering from susto, a sudden fright he got from a traumatic experience that caused his soul to depart. What best describes Itzel’s explanation?
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