While providing teaching for a client with leishmaniasis, the nurse explains that the medication prescribed, sodium stibogluconate (Pentostam), must be administered by injection for 4 to ________ weeks.
Record your answer rounding to the nearest whole number.

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Sodium stibogluconate is the traditional preferred drug for leishmaniasis; however, decades of use have led to near-total resistance in certain strains of Leishmania. The drug must be given parenterally for 4 to 6 weeks.

While Providing Teaching for a Client with Leishmaniasis, the Nurse