Category: Antibiotic

Table of Contents Introduction Overview of the Issue Causes of Antimicrobial Resistance Narrow-Spectrum and Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics Superbugs References Introduction This paper will explore the issue of antibiotic resistance. It will also provide a brief discussion of different types of antimicrobials and their influence on the creation of superbugs. Overview of the Issue Antibiotics are the…

Table of Contents Introduction Methods Results Conclusions Reference Introduction The incision and drainage method (I&D) is used by doctors as the primary treatment procedure for skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) caused by Staphylococcus aureus (SA). Yet, oral antibiotics have also been shown to produce a positive effect on the reduction of SSTI recurrence (Hogan…

Patients Information Age: 36. Sex: Female. Subjective Chief Complaint Diarrhea for the last three days. It increases if the patient eats milk. It decreases with fasting. No mucus or blood. No fever, cough, vomiting, nausea, adnominal pain, and tenesmus. History of the Present Illness Diarrheas began three days ago. It increases if the patient eats…

Abstract The issue of childhood obesity remains one of the top reasons for concern in the United States, as well as in the global setting. Childhood obesity has drastic effects on the health status of patients. Apart from leading to an array of complications and chronic diseases and disorders among children, the issue under analysis…

Inappropriate strategies that are associated with prescribing antibiotics often lead to bacterial resistance to certain medications. As a result, it is important to address this problem by changing approaches to prescribing and using antibiotics while treating adults and children (Peate, Wild, & Nair, 2014). To respond to this tendency, it is important to develop or…

Table of Contents Introduction Benefits of Shortened Antibiotic Courses Equal Efficiency of Long and Short Antibiotic Courses Impact of Individual Factors on Antibiotic Treatment Efficiency Treatment Duration and Adverse Effects Conclusion References Introduction The discovery and widespread introduction of antibiotics into medical practice was seen as a revolution in medicine. Since then, these drugs have…

Introduction The increasing and extraordinary ability of bacteria to resist antibiotics has become a major concern for public health practitioners. It has also been cited as a case of evolution in action which has driven evolutionary scientists to their laboratories with an aim of uncovering how molecules-to-man evolution have come about. This paper discusses the…

Table of Contents Introduction Methods Results Conclusions Reference Introduction The incision and drainage method (I&D) is used by doctors as the primary treatment procedure for skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) caused by Staphylococcus aureus (SA). Yet, oral antibiotics have also been shown to produce a positive effect on the reduction of SSTI recurrence (Hogan…

A 41-year-old female presents to the doctors office you work at complaining of a sore throat and headache. Upon examination, she is diagnosed with a virus that is currently prevalent in the area she works. She is told to rest and drink liquids until the virus has run its course. She becomes irate and tells…

Table of Contents Definition Uses Example and mode of action Mode of action of penicillin Mode of Action of Tetracycline Horizontal and vertical gene transmission Use of antibiotics in Hospitals References Definition Antibiotics are drugs that are used in the treatment of infections (Lancini, Parenti & Gallo, 1995). The main causative agents of these infections…