NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
TOXICOLOGY
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Question
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Which of these is resistant to the first line of antibiotics, transmitted by direct contact with contaminated surface, resulting in fever, nausea, skin boils and is fairly common in the US?
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MRSA
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Zika
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Influenza
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West Nile
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Vancomycin remains the initial antibiotic of choice for the treatment of patients with MRSA bacteremia and endocarditis due to isolates with vancomycin MIC≤2 g/mL.
Detailed explanation-2: -Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, are staph bacteria that are not easily killed by a number of antibiotics. MRSA may be spread from a person with an MRSA infection to another person, most often through direct physical contact such as contact with a draining lesion.
Detailed explanation-3: -MRSA stands for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, a type of bacteria that is resistant to several antibiotics.
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