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Case Study #2 sym workout, warning that if there was out helthy 23-year old who regularly spends time at the local gvm. 2-3 days following her lau oy her developed a skin rash, with redness and large blisters. Heather also noticed severa r spoke to her physician, and she prescribed a methicillin ointment, with the ome in for ao change, or worsening of her symptoms after 48 hours, Heather shoul sa ents symptoms do not resolve or get worse in 48-hours, what is the most likely reason eather's infection be diagnosed if she returned with the antibiotic resistant strain? or 1. What 2. If the microorganism was the doctor assuming caused the infection? for this? particular strain of the microorganism might Heather have if methicilin is not effective? What antibiotic resistance mechanism is being used by the bacterium? 4. How 5. would H How did Heather most likely contract the infection?

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1. The doctor assumed the infection to be due to caused by organisms of the genus Staphylococcus.

2. If the patient's symptoms does not resolve or get worse in 48 hours, the most likely reason may be due to resistance to methicillin treatment.

3. Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus is the microorganism which Heather might have if methicillin is not effective.

4. The symptoms of  Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections are red bump or infected area on the skin which may be swollen or painful. They were warm to touch and full of pus or other liquids. Sometimes it is accompanied with fever.

5. To contract the MRSA infection, intravenous antibiotics are very much effective. Oral administration may result in decreased absorption of the antibiotics in the digestive tract. Vancomycin, linezolid, daptomycin, oritavancin, tedizolid phosphate are some of the antibiotics used for MRSA infection.

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