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Which mechanism can slow the development of resistant organisms, like MRSA?

Case Study 3: Answer the following questions based upon the following clinical microbiology report: DATE: 10/25/2008  21:22:13                                          bioMerieux Vitek 2 Lab Report PATIENT NAME: HARRIET MORGAN PATIENT ID00000000 SEX: F DOB: 01/01/1931 AGE: 81Y ROUTINE CULTURE  SPECIMEN: URINE  COLONY COUNT= >100,000 CFU/ML  ISOLATE: STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS  SUSCEPTIBILITY TEST DRUG MIC(mcg/ml) INTERPRETATION ROUTE/DOSAGE AMPICILLIN  >=16 R PO/IV250-500MGQ6H CIPROFLOXACIN >=4 R IM/IV0.5-1.0GMQ8H ERYTHROMYCIN >=8 R PO250-500MGQ6H GENTAMICIN =8 R PO400MGQ12H PENICILLIN G >=16 R IV2.0-3.0GMQ4-6H RIFAMPIN

BONUS: If you wanted to trap bacteria on a membrane filter, while letting viruses pass through, a reasonable membrane pore size would be:

This oxidase-positive, gram negative fermenter is a fish pathogen. It occasionally causes gastrointestinal disease and infections in patients exposed to contaminated water.

Which of the following epidemiology definitions is INCORRECT?

Which is an example of vehicle transmission of disease?

An antibiotic susceptibility test shows the following results after incubation: If color represents growth, what is the MIC in this example?

Beta lactamase is an enzyme which breaks down:

Why are pili an important virulence factor in the production of gonorrheal disease?

The most serious infections caused by Hemophilus influenzae have which capsular antigen serological type?