Which of the following clients is at greatest risk for acquiring an infection?
A) A 56-year-old with a urinary catheter 2 days after prostatectomy
B) A 27-year-old diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
C) A 43-year-old who is 3 days post appendectomy and is currently afebrile
D) A 16-year-old with a compound fractured femur as a result of a bike accident

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Clients are at risk for acquiring infections because of lower resistance to infectious microorganisms,increased exposure to numbers and types of disease-causing microorganisms,and invasive procedures.The exposure to earth-bound microorganisms makes the compound fracture client at the greatest risk since that risk is uncontrollable.

Which of the Following Clients Is at Greatest Risk for Acquiring