Category: Antibiotic

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Antibiotic stewardship and the One Health concept are crucial in addressing the global issue of antibiotic resistance. In non-hospital practice settings, including primary care clinics and community pharmacies, implementing these approaches requires a coordinated effort between healthcare providers, veterinarians, and public health officials. One Health highlights the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health, and…

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Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Shortly after the introduction of the parent antibiotic penicillin to clinical practice, a report came for bacteria becoming insensitive. These were the earliest reports of bacterial resistance to antibiotics. These reports were not considered significant as lab studies displayed that such resistance can be overcome…

Table of Contents Introduction Methods Results Conclusions Reference Introduction The incision and drainage method (I&D) is used by doctors as the primary treatment procedure for skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) caused by Staphylococcus aureus (SA). Yet, oral antibiotics have also been shown to produce a positive effect on the reduction of SSTI recurrence (Hogan…

Table of Contents Definition Uses Example and mode of action Mode of action of penicillin Mode of Action of Tetracycline Horizontal and vertical gene transmission Use of antibiotics in Hospitals References Definition Antibiotics are drugs that are used in the treatment of infections (Lancini, Parenti & Gallo, 1995). The main causative agents of these infections…

Introduction The increasing and extraordinary ability of bacteria to resist antibiotics has become a major concern for public health practitioners. It has also been cited as a case of evolution in action which has driven evolutionary scientists to their laboratories with an aim of uncovering how molecules-to-man evolution have come about. This paper discusses the…