Antibiotic resistance

patient to take the entire course of antibiotics even if the symptoms resolve and they are feeling better. If they don’t complete the entire course, the patient could have a relapse of symptoms which could result in a antibiotic resistant strain resulting in more serious symptoms/complications that could result in death. The prognosis of scarlet fever is excellent when treated properly and clinically identified in a timely manner and treated with antibiotics. Patients will normally recover…

Orbital Cellulitis Orbital cellulitis is an infection in the eye socket (orbit) and the tissues that surround the eye. The infection can spread to the eyelids, eyebrow area, and cheek. It can also cause a pocket of pus to develop around the eye (orbital abscess). In severe cases, the infection can spread to the brain. Orbital cellulitis is a medical emergency. CAUSES The most common cause of this condition is a bacterial infection. The infection usually spreads to the eye socket from…

1. Introduction Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) has infected humans for more than 58000 years (1).yet it largely escaped notice until it was cultured by Marshall and Warren(2).research on Helicobacter Pylori changed paradigms regarding disease causation. Physicians previously attributed ulcers to stress or anxiety and did not believe that bacteria could cause cancer (3). .After 1983, when it was discovered that the stomach could be colonized by bacteria (4). increasing evidence has shown that…

settings where the use of antibiotics is high (Gale, 2013). To further understand more of this particular bacteria, one could look further into the symptoms and clinical manifestation of C.…

difficile is increasing in frequency among individual populations which were previously considered to be low risk for contracting this infection. It is also believed that the current strain of C. difficile is far more deadly and resistant to many antibiotics that are usually used in the treatment of the infection. In…

have infrequent UTI’s if they get one there is usually a basic cause. For example, having an enlarged prostate or kidney stone, or being an elderly person with a catheter. Most UTI’s, and mild to moderate kidney infections, are treated with oral antibiotics. The doctor will usually recommend that you take in plenty of fluids, water preferred, and boost frequent urination to flush bacteria out. Methods to prevent a UTI are to drink a lot of water daily, don’t put off going to the restroom, wipe…

Cystic fibrosis is a severe, but rare genetic condition. It usually surfaces at a young age and affects lungs and the digestive system in which mucus builds up. The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation reported roughly 70,000 cases worldwide. Patients with this condition are predisposed to infections by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. This bacteria causes infections in the lungs as it favors conditions with large amounts of mucus, typical for cystic fibrosis patients. The bacteria adapts and grows in this unique…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated its regulations on how antibiotics can and will be given to food-producing animals. The main way that these drugs will be given is by veterinarians for specific animal health issues and is outlined by The Veterinary Feed Directive. Allied Cooperative, Wisconsin’s leading co-op, offers extensive services and supplies including agronomy, grain, auto parts, hardware, convenience stores, and more, and they want you to understand The Veterinary…

We all wish it was as simple as dipping in a river seven times a day for seven days. That is what Naaman did in the bile story. Leprosy is not new to this world but doctors have yet to make a vaccine for it. Although people are still suffering from leprosy, it is very curable. Although there is no vaccine for leprosy, however, vaccine again Tb called the BCG vaccine provides some protection from leprosy. Leprosy is cause by Mycobacterium leprae. Mycobacterium leprae is a slow-growing bacterium…

Faecalibacterium prausnitzii (formerly known as Fusobacterium prausnitzii), present in Clostridium cluster IV, is the most abundant bacterium in healthy gut microbiota representing more than 5% of bacterial population[40]. They are widely spread in the gastrointestinal tract of humans and some other species such as pigs, mice and calves and are functionally highly active organisms. F. prausnitzii is an extremely oxygen sensitive(EOS) bacterium and is difficult to cultivate even in anaerobic…