A patient with a bacteremia identified as Elizabethkingia meningoseptica infection was placed on intravenous penicillin; however, the patient did not improve after 5 days.Which one of the following statements explains these findings?
A) The dose was abbreviated and therefore did not have time to work.
B) The patient is most likely allergic to penicillin and is not responding.
C) Penicillin is ineffective against this organism.
D) An aminoglycoside should be given along with the penicillin to increase its effects.
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