Prior knowledge of micr - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NRNP6566 week 9 Knowledge check The factors considered when prescribing antibiotics empirically include the site of infection and the organism most likely colonizing the site, prior knowledge of microorganism that is known to colonize the patient, and local bacterial resistance patterns or antibiograms of important pathogens that are available in most hospitals (Leekha et al., 2011). For a patient suspected with otitis media, the most common bacterial pathogens in the middle ear are Streptoco...

NRNP6566 week 9 Knowledge check The factors considered when prescribing antibiotics empirically include the site of infection and the organism most likely colonizing the site, prior knowledge of microorganism that is known to colonize the patient, and local bacterial resistance patterns or antibiograms of important pathogens that are available in most hospitals (Leekha et al., 2011). For a patient suspected with otitis media, the most common bacterial pathogens in the middle ear are Streptoco...