Antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections are potentially very dangerous and increase the risk of death. About 2 million people in the U.S. suffer from antibiotic resistant infections each year and 23,000 die due to the condition. The CDC estimates 14,000 deaths alone are due to Clostridium ...
Levofloxacin is a popular antibiotic used to treat bronchitis or people exposed to anthrax. Ofloxacin is used to treat chlamydia, pneumonia and urinary tract infections, while ciprofloxacin is used to treat various bacterial infections. Minor side effects that could occur with the use of these types...
For the first time we were able to fight and win the bacteria that cause various infections, the leading cause of mortality at the time. In this paper I will speak of the major classes of antibiotics, briefly explaining why they are used. Bacterial infection Contents What is antibiotic?
Different types of antibiotics affect different bacteria in different ways. For example, an antibiotic might inhibit a bacterium's ability to turn glucose into energy, or its ability to construct its cell wall. When this happens, the bacterium dies instead of reproducing. Broad-spectrum and Narrow...
long term antibiotic therapy medications which prevent clotting balloon dilatation hypertensive heart diseases high blood pressure is the cause of this disease. it overburdens the heart and blood vessels causing damage to them. following are some of the hypertensive heart diseases. aneurysm an aneurysm...
Whole genome sequencing of up to 14 isolates per visit was carried out to determine the presence of antibiotic resistance genes.Sheep farms exhibited a very low AMU rate relative to other species, and only a small percentage of sheep isolates displayed genotypic resistance at any specific time. ...
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Beta-lactams are among the most widely used classes of antibiotics which are effective against several bacteria, including Y. enterocolitica. Bacterial resistance against this class of antibiotics has evolved primarily due to elaboration of β-lactamases, the β-lactam hydrolyzing enzymes. More than 130...
Aim: This study aimed to identify the prevalent SCCmec types among clinical MRSA isolates in Alexandria, Egypt, and their association with antibiotic resistance. Methods: One hundred MRSA clinical isolates were phenotypically and genotypically identified and tested for suscepti...
Which of the following is False about immunity? A. a vaccine is an example of passive immunity B. antibodies help get rid of viruses and bacteria C. the best target for an antibiotic would be the cell wall of bacteria because human cells lack them D. ...