A routine screening nasal swab done in asymptomatic health care workers in a hospital ICU has turned up positive for MRSA in two of them. Which of the following drugs can be used topically to eradicate the organism?
A. Vancomycin
B. Linezolid
C. Fidoxamicin
D. Mupirocin
Select your answer:
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Laser in Medicine › ViewLight amplification in LASER is achieved by
A. Population inversion
B. Stimulated emission
C. Spontaneous emission
D. Pumping
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Our immune system normally helps us resist infection and disease. Sometimes, however, it may actually work against us by attacking certain tissues or organs in the body.
Examples of this include cases of transplanted organs and autoimmune diseases. Which is a counteraction to the problem?
A. give a vaccine to cause an immune response
B. take immunosuppressants to reduce the immune systems attack what it thinks is a “foreign” invader
C. take antibiotics to prevent the immune system from attacking
D. give the patient more antigens