what are some of the infections and antibiotic resistance concerns associated with enterococcus
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Using this information, write an answer to the following questions: 1. If a patient is colonized with MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and they subsequently get impetigo caused by Staphylococcus aureus (no methicillin resistance), what could happen between the bacteria? How would this be problematic? 2. A patient is suffering from an Enterococci infection, and the bacteria causing the infection are resistant to vancomycin (VRE). This is an infection that causes diarrhea because the bacteria infect the small intestine. Given that the human intestinal tract contains normal microbiota, what could you see happening if this were to occur? Discuss how this could be a problem if it occurred in a health care setting, like a nursing home or hospital.
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Which of the following is the LEAST concerning for the development and/or spread of antimicrobial resistance? Treatment of "SPICEM" organisms (e.g. Serratia, Providencia, Citrobacter, Enterobacter, Morganella) with cephalosporins (e.g. ceftriaxone) Infections with bacteria that are intrinsically resistant to vancomycin (chromosomally mediated) Vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium (conferred by vanA on a transposon) Carbapenem (e.g. meropenem)-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (KPCs) (plasmid-mediated) Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
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Antibiotic for blood infections. Enterococci are bacteria that cause blood infections in hospitalized patients. One antibiotic used to battle enterococci is vancomycin. A study by a large nationwide health system revealed that 8% of all enterococci in its hospitals were resistant to vancomycin. Consider a random sample of four patients with blood infections caused by the enterococci bacterium. Suppose that all four patients are treated with the antibiotic vancomycin. a) What is the probability that all four patients are treated successfully? Answer: b) What is the probability that the bacteria resist the antibiotic in at least one patient? Answer:
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