If you are having surgery, you may be concerned about a bacterial infection after your procedure.
Identifying Bacteria
Bacteria are tiny, so small that they cannot be identified without a microscope.
Once the punch in of bacteria is identified, the sensitivity is determined.
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These types ofinfectionsare typically treated with one or more IV antibiotics.
diffis treated with a specific antibiotic such as vancomycin or fidaxomicin.
Staph is treated with antibiotics.
When found in those locations, enterococci are typically not harmful and play a role in maintaining good health.
When found in an incision or the blood, VRE can quickly cause a very serious infection.
Acinetobacter
This bang out of bacteria is naturally found in water and soil.
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