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Article: Management of odontogenic infections and sepsis: an update
1. Through how many key stages does odontogenic infection pass and what is stage 1?
A. five: soft and mildly tender swelling
B. three: abscess formation
C. three: soft and mildly tender swelling
D. four: hard, red and severely sore swelling
2. Risk of infection in which fascial space is regarded as extreme?
A. sublingual
B. temporal
C. intracranial
D. none of the above; they are all low risk
3. Which of the following is a second-line antibiotic for a dental abscess?
A. clindamycin
B. amoxicillin
C. metronidazole
D. phenoxymethylpenicillin
4. Sepsis is usually caused by:
A. MRSA
B. rare strains of microorganisms caught through travelling
C. E. coli
D. common bacteria that don't usually make patients ill
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CPD questions . BDJ Team 8, 39 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41407-021-0534-y
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41407-021-0534-y