Antibiotic resistance is a growing problem, exemplified by MRSA and C. difficile. MRSA causes skin and bloodstream infections, while C. difficile produces toxins that damage the intestinal lining, proliferating when antibiotics eliminate beneficial gut flora.
La resistencia a los antibióticos es un problema creciente, ejemplificado por MRSA y C. difficile. MRSA causa infecciones de la piel y del torrente sanguíneo, mientras que C. difficile produce toxinas que dañan el revestimiento intestinal, proliferando cuando los antibióticos eliminan la flora intestinal beneficiosa.
| Front | antibiotic resistent bacteria examples 4.1.1(n) |
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| Back | MRSA and C.difficile both antibiotic resistent, MRSA (in body, cause boils, absecces and septiceamia, was traeted by penicillin but now resistent) and C.difficile (produces toxins that damage lining of intestines, if antibiotics kill off helpful gut bacteria, it survives) |
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