methicillin
Staph-fighting drug
Methicillin is a synthetic antibiotic in the penicillin family, developed to combat bacteria resistant to earlier penicillins.
Though rarely used clinically today, it remains significant in medical terminology: methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) describes dangerous staph infections that don't respond to standard antibiotic treatment, even though resistance is now tested against other drugs.
Able to destroy microbes
- semisyntheticDerived then chemically modified
- narrow-spectrumActing on limited range
- intravenousInto the vein
- parenteralNot via alimentary canal
Treatment-resistant pathogen
- hospital-acquiredOriginating within medical facilities
- bacteremiaPathogens present in bloodstream
- sepsisDangerous inflammatory infection response
- endocarditisInflamed inner heart lining
osteomyelitis · vancomycin · wound infection · skin infection · colonization · decolonization · nasal swab · screening
Sphere-shaped bacteria
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
- abscessLocalized pus collection
- cellulitisSubcutaneous bacterial infection
- impetigoBacterial skin infection, honey-crusted
boil · furuncle · toxic shock syndrome · colonization · virulence · wound infection
Self-replicating DNA circle
- selective pressureInfluence favoring certain traits
- multidrug-resistantUnaffected by multiple treatments
- resistant strainsPathogens impervious to drugs
- breakpointCode execution pause marker
bactericidal
Able to destroy microbes
- semisyntheticDerived then chemically modified
- narrow-spectrumActing on limited range
- intravenousInto the vein
superbug
Treatment-resistant pathogen
- hospital-acquiredOriginating within medical facilities
- bacteremiaPathogens present in bloodstream
- sepsisDangerous inflammatory infection response
endocarditis · osteomyelitis · vancomycin · wound infection · skin infection · colonization · decolonization · nasal swab · screening · outbreak
cocci
Sphere-shaped bacteria
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
- abscessLocalized pus collection
- cellulitisSubcutaneous bacterial infection
impetigo · boil · furuncle · toxic shock syndrome · colonization · virulence · wound infection
plasmid
Self-replicating DNA circle
- selective pressureInfluence favoring certain traits
- multidrug-resistantUnaffected by multiple treatments
- resistant strainsPathogens impervious to drugs
breakpoint · surveillance · mutation · biofilm · cross-resistance
methicillinMRSA
Drug-resistant staph infection
bacteria · pathogen · infectious agent · bacterium · staph infection