Multidrug resistance - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Microbiology for the surgical tech chapter 9-14 Questions & Answers A+ Prodromal period - Ans-What is the time during which the patient feels "out of sorts" but is not yet experiencing actual symptoms of the disease? Portals of entry - Ans-Integument, GI tract, Respiratory system, GU system, and Wound are what? portals of exit - Ans-Respiratory system, GI system, Semen and Vaginal secretions, Blood, Saliva, and Body fluids are? incubation period - Ans-The time that elapses between a...

What is direct observation therapy? correct answer: - Used with patients who are noncompliant and do not show signs of improvement after treatment. Noncompliance is a major factor in multidrug resistance and treatment failures - Provide drugs directly to the patient and watch patient swallow drugs - Costly, but preferred to ensure adherence When is direct observation therapy normally done? correct answer: in emergency settings, primarily with meds for communicable diseases What is anti...

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Beta adrenergic blockers end in - Correct Answer--olol Alpha-adrenergic blockers end in - Correct Answer--sin Calcium Channel Blockers end in - Correct Answer--pine Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) Inhibitors end in - Correct Answer--pril Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers (ARBs) end in - Correct Answer--sartan or -tan Physiological risk factors for hypertension - Correct Answer--Excessive intake of saturated fat and simple carbohydrates -Alcohol: increases renin secretions Cultural res...

1. The infection preventionist (IP) on the Antimicrobial Stewardship Team is thinking of ways that he can support efforts and add to the success of the team in decreasing antimicrobial resistance. Some of the activities that he can do to help with the mission of the team include: 1) Calculate multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) infection rates 2) Detect asymptomatic carriers using active surveillance cultures 3) Use molecular typing for investigating outbreaks 4) Collect environmental cultur...

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The drug's effect on what best reflects the major reason for avoiding the use of tetracyclines in children under 8 years of age? Teeth What factors may prompt such a change in tuberculosis (TB) treatment to include second-line anti-TB drugs? Select all that apply. There is resistance to the first-line drugs. The client is unable to tolerate first-line drugs. A young lifeguard has been prescribed moxifloxacin (Avelox). The nurse understands that the focus on education would be w...

CIC Practice Test 2 Graded A+ 202425 Version 1. The infection preventionist (IP) on the Antimicrobial Stewardship Team is thinking of ways that he can support efforts and add to the success of the team in decreasing antimicrobial resistance. Some of the activities that he can do to help with the mission of the team include: 1) Calculate multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) infection rates 2) Detect asymptomatic carriers using active surveillance cultures 3) Use molecular typing f...

Background: Enterococci, though considered as normal commensal of the intestinal tract, have emerged as medically important nosocomial pathogens. The emergence of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE) in addition to the increasing incidence of High Level Aminoglycoside Resistance (HLAR), presents a serious challenge for clinicians. Materials and Methods: This is a hospital based prospective study carried out in the Department of Microbiology, VIMS & RC, Bengaluru, during a period of one ye...