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A patient is hospitalized with a central nervous system infection that needs to be treated with water-soluble antibiotics. The medications will be instilled into the subarachnoid space via an epidural catheter.
 
  Why is this the best route of administration for this patient? a. Intravenous water-soluble antibiotics cannot pass through the blood-brain barrier.
  b. Only water-soluble medications can pass into the brain and cerebrospinal fluid.
  c. Older patients better tolerate lipid soluble medications than younger patients.
  d. Lipid soluble medications are safer for patients who are pregnant.
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