Vancomycin

Bacteriophages are the viruses of bacteria. They are a sequence of genomes which rotate from one bacterium to the next encased by capsids which are protein shells, which kill the bacteria in the process. Bacteriophages are immensely important to evolution and ecology of bacteria. They have colossal impacts on the carbon cycle. Phages also contribute to biology's comprehension of life at a molecular level. In addition, bacteriophages were essential to the evolution of genetic engineering. Phage…

MRSA is a bacterial infection, caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. There are two types of infection: hospital-acquired MRSA and community-acquired MRSA. MRSA, especially community-acquired MRSA, is linked to more severe illness than methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus. The National Institute of Health, America, states that hospital-acquired MRSA is spread due to the hospital environment, whereas community-acquired MRSA is due to close skin contact between people.…

is the most common organism that is causing SSIs,” (Spine, 2014, pp. 387). There are a couple ways proposed at helping the incidences decline one research has determined that using vancomycin powder could lower rates of SSIs (Chiang et al., 2015). “The pooled risk estimates from these studies revealed that vancomycin powder remained significantly protective against all SSIs, deep incisional SSIs, and S. aureus SSIs”, (Chiang et al., 2015). This is one way to protect against surgical site…

Antibiotics are a phenomenal class of drugs that saved many lives, since the arrival of Penicillin in the 1940s. However, the misuse and over exposure of antibiotics created antibiotic resistant pathogens, causing a substantial threat to humanity in the form of severe infections. Antibiotic resistance is a global problem that can impose a catastrophic threat to people in every country. Each year in the unites states, at least 2 million people become infected with antibiotic resistant bacteria…

Fecal microbiota transplantation is a technique whereby fecal matter from a donor is utilized. Family members, or significant others who live in the same or close to the same environment that the patient lives in are selected, however, there have been successful transplant cases where an unrelated donor has been selected. Exclusion criteria include antibiotic therapy taken within the last three months before donation to ensure complete microbiome recovery and all donors are tested for…

Aortic graft infection is rare and carries a poor prognosis. The conventional managements for prosthetic graft infection are surgical debridement, removal of the infected graft, and reconstruction with the new graft prosthesis. However, these approaches are not feasible for some patients with anatomical difficulty of excision or severe comorbid medical illnesses. We report a case of aortic prosthetic graft infection treated successfully with long term antibiotics without surgical intervention. A…

Treatments include oral or intravenous antibiotics, such as metronidazole for mild cases of CDI, vancomycin for mild-to-severe, and fidaxomicin if patient has resistance to vancomycin. If CDI recurrence occur, fecal microbiota transplant may be recommended but only after the third reoccurrence. FMT allows for normalization of the gut flora, restoration of balance in the patient’s metabolism…

past history are left hip replacement two years ago. Septic shock with left hip osteomyelitis last year, with subsequent removal of the hip replacement prosthesis. Allergies to meperidine hydrochloride (Demerol), morphine sulfate (MS Contin), and vancomycin hydrochloride (Vancocin) His wife noticed a lump on his left hip that has increased in size over the past two weeks. The skin around the lump is red and swollen. Patient complains of increasing discomfort in his left hip. His wife became…

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 pressure, such as when exposed…

Gram staining is a technique where certain stains are used to identify bacteria. It was discovered in 1884 by Hans Christian Gram where he used stains to differentiate bacterial cells in diseased lung tissue. Gram staining has evolved over time to become a trusted and common diagnostic tool used in clinical and research settings. Gram stains are mainly used to identify unknown bacteria. It is often the first test used on an unknown sample of bacteria. For medicinal uses gram staining is commonly…