Ch 13 the staphylococci - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A 54-year-old woman develops a right shoulder abscess with a strain of S. aureus that is resistant to nafcillin. She was treated with a 2-week course of intravenous vancomycin and improved. Three weeks later (week 5), the infection recurred, and she was given 2 more weeks of intravenous vancomycin and again improved. Four weeks later (week 11), the infection recurred and the patient was again started on intravenous vancomycin. The MICs for vancomycin for the S. aureus isolates were as follows: i...

CIC Exam Study Cards 2022 Type I error Rejecting null hypothesis when it is true Type II error failing to reject a false null hypothesis Groups are defined regarding their EXPOSURE to a factor of interest. (perspective or longitudinal studies) Followed-up to determine differences in rates at which disease develops in relation to exposure. Start with a sample of individuals with and without EXPOSURE to a potential risk factors who are followed for incidence of the ...

CIC Exam Study Cards 2022 Type I error Rejecting null hypothesis when it is true Type II error failing to reject a false null hypothesis Groups are defined regarding their EXPOSURE to a factor of interest. (perspective or longitudinal studies) Followed-up to determine differences in rates at which disease develops in relation to exposure. Start with a sample of individuals with and without EXPOSURE to a potential risk factors who are followed for incidence of the ...