Staphylococcus aureus

had back surgery and contracted a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection that required daily intravenous antibiotics”. This could have been the result of bacteria being resistant to the penicillin. In the article, “The Landscape of Antibiotic Resistance”, it is mentioned that, “The problem of antibiotic resistance has become widely known in large part because of the emergence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)... most MRSA infections were contracted by…

Nwizu Chidinma Precious Juliana Rodriguez Jade Mancini A boil, also called a furuncle, its a deep folliculitis, infection of the hair follicle. It is most commonly caused by infection by the bacterium results to a painful swollen area on the skin caused by an accumulation of pus and dead tissue. Boils are filled with pus. Boils clustered together are called carbuncles. Boils are bumpy, red, pus filled lumps around a hair follicle that are tender, warm, and very pain, they are the sizes of pea or…

In the United States and worldwide, there is a serious problem of antibiotic over prescription and unnecessary prescription. This problem represents a tragedy of the commons and negative externality, as each course of antibiotics reduces the overall effectiveness of the drugs and contributes to the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. This paper attempts to estimate the negative externality associated with antibiotic prescriptions, especially when they are needlessly prescribed. Further, this…

City brings her 6-year-old child to see her primary care physician, complaining that her child has seemed “off” for the past month. The child has been extremely fatigued and taking multiple naps during the day that do not seem to refresh her. She is normally a good sleeper at night and recently has begun to have trouble with multiple awakenings. The child has also complained multiple times of frequent headaches throughout the week. She has also been seen to exhibit some confusion while playing…

Otitis media (OM) is any inflammation of the middle ear and is very common in children. Acute otitis media is the rapid onset of OM with one of more of the following symptoms: otalgia, otorrhea, headache, fever, irritability, loss of appetite, vomiting, and diarrhea (Waseem, 2015). Otitis media with effusion normally occurs after an episode of acute otitis media. Patients may complain of hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo, and otalgia. Chronic suppurative otitis media is a persistant infection…

Summary: This is a 19yo male college student with a CC of acute onset of constant “gritty” or FB sensation to OU associated with 2/10 pain, erythema, lacrimation, and pruritus 2-3 days ago. There are no aggravating or relieving factors. Pt used OTC visible gtts with temporary relief to erythema only. Denies using any corrective glasses of contact lens. No crusting of lids or mucoid or purulent discharges. Reports occasional rhinorrhea with intermittent nasal congestion without sneezing. Denies…

Rajasthan and was added to a mixture of silver nitrate to form silver nanoparticles [5]. The AgNPs synthesized were found highly toxic against many different multi-drug resistant human pathogens: Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Streptococcus aureus. These silver nanoparticles even exhibited greater antibacterial activity than standard antibiotics [5]. This investigation showed how bacterial endospores have the potential of being excellent bactericidal agents against multi-drug…

resistance is top three on global public health that are mostly caused by nosocomial infections (hospital-acquired infection caused by bacteria, fungal and viral, parasites and other pathogens). The six pathogens are Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumonia, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and several species of Enterobacter. Instead of using these ESKAPE pathogens in classroom laboratories that are dangerous to human, we use their safe relatives that…

The purpose of performing physiological tests is to figure out certain characteristics of microorganisms or to reach a conclusion on what an unknown microorganism is. It can be also used to determine what is needed for bacteria to be cultured in or on certain media. Culture media can either be liquid or solid, and they can be used to identify certain characteristics of different bacterial species. This is indicated by the growth or lack of growth in or on certain media. Solid media can also be…

wound-healing activity of SSD niosomal gel was more effective in compared to 1% w/w marketed cream even when applied once a day, thus SSD niosomal gel shows good potential for faster burned wound healing. Besides, their antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus was superior39. The same group in 2014 evaluated the effect of organic and aqueous solvents used in the preparing of niosomes and some other formulation variables on the entrapment efficiency of SSD40. SSD niosomes were…