Google Share on Facebook Category 4 Wikipedia A category of microorganisms delineated by the UK’s Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens, corresponding to Hazard Group (Biohazard Level) 4 organisms, which the ACDP defines as biological agents that cause severe human disease and are a serious ha...
Colistin, a decades-old bactericidal antibiotic, possesses activity against a considerable number of Gram-negative pathogens. Colistin's prior removal from clinical use due to toxicity issues has paved the way for its reintroduction as a last-resort treatment for antibiotic-resistant Gram-negative ...
3. Where is the infection located? 4. By determining where the infection is located, appropriate cultures can be collected and the most likely pathogens identified. 5. What are the likely pathogen(s)? 6. Once the location of the infection has been i...