Broad-spectrum antibiotic

back his dishes were covered in mold and wanted to examine them. The mold on the dishes had a lot of bacteria but there was ring around the mold which was spore that was bacteria free known as penicillin. From there penicillin grew to be used as a antibiotic and saved many lives.…

inform you of the inventions, how the nurses helped, and how the inventions came about. There were a variety of medicine inventions that came about during WWII. The main one and the one that we most often use today was penicillin. Penicillin is an antibiotic that is use to treat an infection so it becomes less threatening so that it will either go away or so that it remains stable before you can have an doctor examine further. Another…

Hundreds of thousands of lives were saved in World War II by the accident created miracle medicine Penicillin. They used the drug to largely reduce the bacteria infecting the soldiers wounds during battle. Although it is still used to this day many people may not know exactly what penicillin is, who made it into medicine, and last but not least how the medicine was created.In 1928 a scientist by the name of Alexander Fleming left his laboratory a mess and left to embark on a one month vacation.…

doses that are too small allow for resistant strains of bacteria (Ho). In today’s society, the overuse of antibiotics, including penicillin, has allowed a multitude of bacteria to adapt and become resistant to medications ("Anti-Microbial Stewardship"). Antibiotic resistance has lead the development of antibiotic stewardship programs in the United States and a push to develop new antibiotics, because only two new types have been developed since 1962 ("Anti-Microbial Stewardship;"…

Nursing is a harmonious blend of art and science. Unfortunately, the process of art and science can be prolonged whether intended or not. Dr. Howard Markel (2013), reflects on one of the most groundbreaking discoveries that “changed the course of modern medicine” in a monthly column for the PBC NewsHour. In September of 1928, a bacteriologist, Alexander Fleming, returned to what appeared to be a messy lab but actually included one great, accidental finding. Fleming discovered penicillin when he…

SOURCE-BASED ESSAY To what extent did the discovery of Penicillin in 1928 affect people and soldiers in World War II in 1945? The discovery of penicillin affected people and soldiers positively in World War II in 1948 to a greater extent as it is seen as the greatest accomplishment in medicine history because it saved thousands of lives during a time of need in World War II. Alexander Fleming is known for the discovery of penicillin. After serving his country as a medic in World War I, he…

Antibiotic resistance has been on the rise in recent years, and currently more than 23,000 people die from antibiotic resistant infections every year in the United States.1 Resistant bacteria make infections harder to treat and cost an estimated $20 billion in direct healthcare costs in the US.1 Antibiotic resistance is a natural product of evolution; however, humans have helped to accelerate the process over the last century. Over prescription and use of broad-spectrum antibiotics in both…

with the absorption of the antibiotic. By understanding each medication and how it works the clinician can work with the patient to create a schedule of medicine administration that will allow the patient maximum benefit from each medication. Fluoroquinolones are a class of broad spectrum antibiotics. They are derived from a narrow spectrum class of antibacterial drugs known as nalidixic acid, which are used for urinary tract infections. Because of the broad spectrum nature of…

The Fight for Medicine Medicine is the science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. War is a state of armed conflict between different nations or states or different groups within a nation or state. These two concepts influence one another in different ways. How did Medicine affect World War II? Medical advancements developed side by side with war, making the process of saving soldiers’ lives more efficient and simple. Medicine was made to be easily used by…

There were several types of antibiotics that have a structure similar to that of a crown ether and one antibiotic that has a structure similar to crown ether would be gramicidin. Gramicidin works against gram-positive bacteria but it doesn’t work against gram-positive bacilli. It also works against select gram-negative organisms. In the year 1939, René Dubos discovered the gramicidin antibiotic.1 Gramicidin contains a mixture of three antibiotic compounds, gramicidins A, B and C and with its…