NURS215 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Antibacterial Soap, Multiple Drug Resistance, Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
12 Jul 2018
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Bacteria spread among people: mutations occur 1/10 million, 2. Aureus: mrsa, acinetobacter, fun fact: botulism, gram positive, anaerobic; neurotoxin (ach block, tx: antitoxin, pharmacology antibacterials & antivirals (cid:858)(cid:271)otulus(cid:859) = lati(cid:374) fo(cid:396) sausage. Infant: handwashing (bugs & drugs, 80% of infections are spread by hands, most effective stop to respiratory infections, technique, soap!!!, not antibacterial soap, water, rub for 15-20 seconds. *streptococcus septicemia: facts (bugs and drugs, most infections: bacterial or viral, viral infections, more common & contagious, eg: flu, cold, laryngitis, bronchitis, croup, 4-5 days of illness, 3 weeks of recovery, bacterial infections. I(cid:373)po(cid:396)ta(cid:374)t to (cid:374)ote : what is the disease, symptoms do diligent assessment, 1st decision: based on health history & health assessment findings, part of health history: immunizations. Immunized: mmr, h. influenza b (hib, strep. Based on all available info so far: diagnosis: streptococcus pyogenes (aka group a strep; strep throat, pharyngitis (sore throat) most common + fever.
