A patient has bloody diarrehea and takes left over penicllin in a medicne cabinet. The culprit causing the infection turns out to be E. coli of a hemorrahgic variety that is Penicllin resistant. Why is the patient is worse condition now?
A patient has bloody diarrehea and takes left over penicllin in a medicne cabinet. The culprit causing the infection turns out to be E. coli of a hemorrahgic variety that is Penicllin resistant. Why is the patient is worse condition now?
Bloody diarrhea in this patient is a result of the the hemorrhagic E. coli infection. The strain has been ascertained to be penicillin resistant. Hence, the individual taking penicillin to control his symptoms would have had no effect on inactivating/killing the causal organism.
The bacteria which is causing the disease is still thriving, and hence the primary problem is not solved.
It is also to be noted that the intestine of this individual would have an entire range of bacterial fauna, just one of which is causing bloody diarrhea and happens to be resistant to penicillin.
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