To explain: How a physician quickly and easily determines which antibiotic would be the correct one to use for the patient.
Introduction: Antibiotics are drugs that are used to treat the infections caused by the bacteria. These are synthetic proteins that are usually synthesized from the bacteria by recombinant DNA technology. Every antibiotic is specific to particular bacteria that tend to prevent the bacterial infection. For example, the antibiotic penicillin inhibits the beta-lactamase enzyme of bacteria, thereby it prevents the growth of bacteria.
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In the case study, the physician examines that the patient has deep laceration to the left lateral thigh, and the wound is approximately 60 mm with the greenish pus discharge. In medical history, the patient was prescribed with both the antibiotics namely vancomycin and ciprofloxacin. The determination of the correct antibiotics needs the examination of bacteria in the growth medium. Since the medical center's diagnostic laboratory is closed, the physician prescribes ciprofloxacin drug because it acts on both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. Vancomycin drug only inhibits gram-positive bacteria by inhibiting the cell wall. Thus, based on the mechanism of action of antibiotics, the physician determines the antibiotics to the patient.
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