Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Argument To initiate an argument that stands up for Staphylococcus aureus in being a helpful or good bacterium is something I just cannot do. I can argue that the bacteria S. aureus is a terrible and very communicable bacterium, that I can do! I, myself fought S. aureus in one of the worst places possible, my buttock! I know exactly how I caught it as well, I work in the medical field. Though not in a hospital where S. aureus is mostly contracted from hospital to patients, a clinic works…

years to treat patients who have infectious diseases (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015). However, as of recent, bacteria are evolving to form super bacteria that resistant to our known antibiotics (Neu 1992). Each year in the United States, at least 2 million people become infected with bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics. This leads to higher medical costs, prolonged hospital stays and increased mortality. It is also costing billions of dollars because of healthcare…

Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli are common examples of multidrug resistant organisms, which causes severe infections in the community including hospitals [9]. Multidrug resistance makes the treatment of bacterial infections more difficult [9], and patients in the intensive care unit are vulnerable to these types of infections as resistance is common among this group [8]. Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus is the first bacteria to play a major…

Introduction / Purpose: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most common nosocomial infection in the intensive care unit (ICU). It caused prolonged hospital stay and increased mortality. In this study, we aimed to investigate the rate of VAP, causative microorganisms and their antibiotic susceptibilities. Materials and Method: This retrospective study included patients that admitted in 12-bed ICU between January 2013 and December 2014. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention criterias…

(Willey et al, 2011). From the results in table1, it is shown that that Pseudomonas aeuruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus were both destroyed by of ethanol(70%) at all time set intervals of (1, 2, 5, 10 and 15 minutes). Ethanol has different capabilities as revealed in the lab experiment. . Due to its rapid evaporation nature, ethanol is an intermediate limited…

the gene which enables to best survive their surrounding will be favoured by Natural Selection and move on to reproduce. Staphylococcus aureus is one species of microbes which has demonstrated these abilities as they have evolved and adapted to either penicillin, Methicillin or Vancomycin in a short period of time. The process of survive can occur without pressure as resistant strains have been found in remote areas of the world (Stein, Richard A. 2011). However, when there is biological…

(Bardiau et al., 2016; Shaheen et al., 2016; Blood et al., 1978). Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is considered the main worldwide causative agent of 40-70% of contagious bovine mastitis (Bardiau et al., 2016; Shaheen et al., 2016). Moreover, S. aureus is a dangerous threat to…

When providing patients with acute care in a hospital setting it is imperative to know the type of care that is required for each patient and ensuring you have the evidence and practice in order to implement the care efficiently. As part of the Nursing Integrating Concepts this semester there has been a huge emphasis on evidence and how this backs up the type of care, we as nurses should provide to patients. In this essay I will be discussing what evidence is in the form of infection control in…

These days, it seems everyone likes to keep it hair-free down there. But lately we read some stories that ask men and women to let their pubic hair grow. Since it is all a matter of preference, but let’s get the facts straight that it isn’t very important to wax or shave your pubes? Actually, you may event want to abstain from doing it, because pubic hair aren’t there without a purpose. Because shaving/waxing down there can pose a lot of health risk that you’ve never heard of. First things…

Definition and Causes of Short Bowel Syndrome The patient in this case study was immunocompromised due to Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS) which predisposed her to discitis infection. SBS is a disorder that hinders the absorption of nutrients and fluids usually after extensive small intestine resection (Tee, Wallis, & Gabe, 2011). An average person’s small intestine is 600cm long (Sundaram, Koutkia, & Apovian, 2002). In SBS, the small bowel has been shortened at least 70 percent (Sundaram et al.,…