155. A clinical decision is made to prescribe a broad-spectrum antibiotic to a patient with a severe infection before culture results are available. What epidemiological concept informs this initial empiric treatment?
A.
Resistance patterns.
B.
Local epidemiology of pathogens and their susceptibility.
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C.
Only individual patient symptoms.
D.
The cost of the antibiotic.
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Resistance patterns.
Local epidemiology of pathogens and their susceptibility.
