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A 40-year-old farm worker sustains a severe Gustilo-Anderson Type IIIB open femoral shaft fracture after a tractor rollover, with extensive soil contamination. According to established open fracture antimicrobial guidelines, which intravenous antibiotic regimen should be initiated immediately in the resuscitation bay?

First-generation cephalosporin (Cefazolin) monotherapy only First-generation cephalosporin (Cefazolin) plus an aminoglycoside (Gentamicin) plus Benzylpenicillin Oral Ciprofloxacin monotherapy Intravenous Vancomycin monotherapy

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First-generation cephalosporin (Cefazolin) plus an aminoglycoside (Gentamicin) plus Benzylpenicillin

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