Tuesday, October 11, 2011

3.33 Antibiotic Resistance

  • Infections (staphylococcus) can be treated by antibiotics (methecilline)
    • MSSA
    • Staphylococcus auerus - Cause skin/lung infections
  • Infections that keep on growing even after treated have resistance to it
    • MRSA
    • Caused by random mutation (Created genes that makes it resistant)
    • Antibiotic does not work / use stronger antibiotic

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