Vancomycin

(MRSA) and Vancomycin-resistant S. aureus (VRSA) which can overcome the human immune system (Al-Tarazi et al., 2009; Hiramatsu et al., 2014). MRSA is known worldwide as a multi-drug resistance acquired hospital pathogen, but recent reports revealed that MRSA was associated with cases of bovine mastitis (Aamer et al., 2014). Vancomycin was considered the drug of choice to overcome MRSA infection, but recently in 1997, MRSA that becomes intermediate susceptibility or resistant to vancomycin (VRSA)…

of her right hip. She underwent an inter cephalo-medullary pinning on the 30th and was discharged to the Christian Healthcare Center on 8/3. The story is that she was diagnosed with C. difficile at the Christian Healthcare Center, was placed on Vancomycin. She was discharged from the ER on 8/25 because they felt that she no longer required their services.…

Several tests were accomplished technically and carefully to identify the unknown # 230 to be M.luteus bacteria. Most of the observed results do match the expected ones, except two tests. The observed results for glucose fermentation and oxidase test did not match the expected results. The expected result for fermentation of glucose test was negative while the observed result was positive. Conversely, in Kligler iron agar media, which exams the ability of bacteria to ferment lactose and glucose…

I graduated from nursing school in 2013. I started working as a nurse a few months after passing NCLEX. I have been a nurse over two years in ICU’s step down called SCU. I have learned a lot in nursing, most of the good and the bad. However, a few memorable moments includes nursing shortage and death and dying. Nursing shortage causes lack of adequate patient’s care and undesired outcome. On the other hand, I have also experienced care for an old patient at her end of life. I struggled…

Standardizing central venous catheter care: hospital to home The guideline for Standardizing central venous catheter care: hospital to home was obtained from the National Guideline Clearinghouse. This guideline standardizes care of the central line to ensure continuity of care and decrease complications. Central line infection and thrombosis cause thousands of deaths each year and increases medical costs (CDC). Proper care of the central line utilizing antibacterial dressings, passive…

bacteria and a negative string test result. We then did other tests because the string test has a high possibility for false negatives and results can be inconclusive. We swabbed out bacteria on different mediums such as: vancomycin, EMB-lactose, and PEA. There was no growth on vancomycin and EMB-lactose, which makes them gram-positive results. Gram-positive bacteria can’t grow on those two mediums (Leicht, 2015). The EMB-lactose agar has lactose and sucrose for energy. So the sugars are…

If the laboratory findings confirm S. pneumoniae as the causative agent one of three directed therapy options are used including penicillin G monotherapy, cefotaxime or ceftriaxone monotherapy, or vancomycin given with cefotaxime or ceftriaxone given for approximately 10-14 days (Sucher, 2013). Penicillin G may be used as a monotherapy as long as the infecting bacteria is not penicillin resistant (Sucher, 2013). Adult dosing for Penicillin G is 24 million…

Hospital secondary to left lower extremity and ankle cellulitis. He was started on IV ampicillin via PICC line and was discharged to a rehabilitation center. It was noted that he was switched to Vancomycin. The claimant was admitted to the hospital on 08/22/2017 due to an allergic reaction to Vancomycin, which was being given via PICC line secondary to cellulitis of the lower leg and osteoarthritis of the left ankle. The claimant underwent a peripheral blood smear on 08/23/2017. The test…

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…

Introduction Background This experiment pertained to identifying an unknown bacterium. This bacterium was retrieved from a member of our group’s hand. Bacteria are prokaryotic, but like all other living organism there are many genus and species. Through experimentation these unknowns can be found can be brought to light. Bacteria can be classified either gram-positive or gram-negative. These groups differ by the composition of their cell walls. In particular, the difference in the composition…