Question - On 2/17/14 the patient was admitted into the hospital to have hardware removed from her ankle. Microbes were detected at this time. As her medical history progresses through the months recurrent themes arise and more microbes are detected.
A. Are there common microbes from the initial visits to her most recent visit? If so what does that say about her infection? How did her microbes evolve? (All information should be fact based from her specific case file)
B. What could the patient have done differently to prevent her microbes from evolving into drug resistant strains?
C. What could the medical staff have done differently to prevent her microbes from evolving into drug resistant strains?
D. Based on the sensitivity testing, which antibiotic(s) will work best? How did you arrive at that answer?