A patient with a nonobstructing carcinoma of the sigmoid colon is being prepared for elective resection. Which of the following reduces the risk of postoperative infectious complications?

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A single preoperative parenteral dose of antibiotic effective against aerobes and anaerobes

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Avoidance of oral antibiotics to prevent emergence of Clostridium difficile

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Postoperative administration for 48 hours of parenteral antibiotics effective against aerobes and anaerobes

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Postoperative administration of parenteral antibiotics effective against aerobes and anaerobes until the patient's intravenous lines and all other drains are removed

A patient with a nonobstructing carcinoma of the sigmoid colon is being prepared for elective resection. Which of the following reduces the risk of postoperative infectious complications?

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