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Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteremia - Articles
Synergy between Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa
by
CFMama
Posted
Mon 15 Feb 2010 3:10pm
be treated ever.
Why not treat the Staphylococcus aureus?
Dr. A treated the Staphylococcus aureus last time with oral Bactrim because Nathan was visibly illvomitingcoughingetc. Since his lungs sounded healthy at his clinic visit and he appears healthyhe will remain untreated for now.
Synergy between Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Test Question on MRSA Bacteremia
by
Paul Sax
Posted
Fri 05 Mar 2010 3:14pm
I just happened to be taking a test the other day — something I do for fun every now and then, say every 10 years or so — and I came across this question (slightly condensed/changed to protect the innocent):
Man with history of IDU admitted with fever, has bacteremia due to MRSA (MIC 2 mcg/mL confirmed by E-test). Found to have mycotic
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MRSA Bacteremia Question Redux — and the “Answer”
by
Paul Sax
Posted
Sun 14 Mar 2010 6:04am
As noted here, I recently had to answer a question on management of MRSA bacteremia as part of an every-10-year cycle of test-taking.
(For more on that joyous process... is really 2, you need a trough of 40, which is not an option, so 2 is wrong. Given that he is only 5 days out and average duration of bacteremia in this setting is 7 days or so, you
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Staph Aureus and MRSA
by
Lauren B.
Posted
Wed 27 Aug 2008 8:33am
Where Does it Come From?
Staph Aureus
Skin or nasal mucus membranes of healthy individuals. Can be spread by person-to-person contact, or by coming into contact with a source of contamination. It is the most common “bug” that people acquire as hospital in-patients.
MRSA
Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureus. It is a form of Staph that has become
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