The answer is C.Piperacillin is effective against Pseudomonas, but is a beta-lactam antibiotic and does not seem indicated in a patient infected with a penicillin-resistant strain. The patient’s isolate was susceptible to the four remaining antibiotics, and the choice should be based on lesser toxicity. Chloramphenicol can cause irreversible aplastic anemia. Aminoglycosides are neurotoxic and ototoxic; Vancomycin is ototoxic and nephrotoxic.
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