Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a type of bacteria that is resistant to certain antibiotics, such as methicillin and other common antibiotics such as oxacillin, penicillin and amoxicillin. MRSA is usually transmitted by direct skin-to-skin contact or contact with shared items or surfaces that have come into contact with someone else’s infection, such as towels ...
Antibiotic resistance has become an increasingly common problem with many different illnesses, bacterias, and of course germs. Preventing antibiotic resistance is one of the best ways that you can assure you will not be faced with an illness that is not curable with antibiotics. Illnesses and bacteria that was once able to be wiped away ...
There are many different classes of antibiotics each exerting a different type of inhibitory effect that specifically impacts bacteria. Bacterial cells are prokaryotic; primitive cells that differ significantly from humans’ eukaryotic cells. Quinolones exert their bacteriocidal effect by interfering with a bacterium’s ability to make DNA (replication). Many quinolones antibiotics belong to a subgroup called ...
Hand Hygiene Facts. Please read the following facts about hand hygiene. These facts are referenced. Thank you. 1. Washing your hands with soap and water will kill germs. Truth or Myth? Myth a. Plain soaps have minimal if any antimicrobial activity. b. In several studies, hand washing with plain soap failed to remove bad microorganisms ...
The score is 6-4. No not sports, six pills swallowed and four more to take – Avelox antibiotic that is. Will I make it? Avelox, a newer wonder drug for sinusitis and bronchitis, may lead to wonder for the need of a personal antibiotic coach – one to encourage you to finish the bottle. You ...