HTHSCI 2HH3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Infection Control, Meropenem, Microscope Slide
6 Apr 2017
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Oxacillin: a beta-lactam antibiotic in the penicillin class. It is highly effective in the treatment of. Vancomycin: is a glycopeptide antibiotic indicated for the treatment of serious, life-threatening infections by gram-positive bacteria that are unresponsive to other less toxic antibiotics. Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus: a new strain of community-associated mrsa has been seen in canada - contains a gene called the panton-valentine-leukocidin gene (pvl gene) which allows organism to penetrate intact skin & cause severe infection. Have seen bloodstream infections with this organism in on, ab, & bc. Most life-threatening s. aureus infections should be treated with a drug like vancomycin until the sensitivity of the organism is known. Heart murmur: murmurs are abnormal heart sounds produced as a result of turbulent blood flow. Murmurs most commonly result from: (1) narrowing or leaking of valves, or (2) the presence of abnormal passages through which blood flows in or near the heart.
