Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria

Biology Professor (Twitter: @DrWhitneyHolden) describes some of the most common antibiotic-resistant bacteria, including MRSA, VRSA, KPC, and antibiotic-resistant C. difficile. She also discusses four common mechanisms through which bacteria acquire antibiotic resistance and discusses what you can do to limit the development of new strains of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Great for MCAT review! To see Biology Professor's video on conjugation, visit: • Conjugation in Bacteria

[@multilingo]

Been browsing through your vids. Great work! Keep it up!

[@TheRichSolution]

Thanks for addressing this important health crisis...thanks for the most common bacteria.

[@randip9690]

Thank you for your time and effort in making these super helpful and easy to understand videos!

[@BiologyProfessor]

You are very welcome!

[@DrReginaldFinleySr]

Great review! Thanks!

[@shankhadipghosh7229]

Very helpful videos ma'am. Thank you😊

[@Rajputana1215]

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[@BiologyProfessor]

Biology Professor describes some of the most common antibiotic-resistant bacteria, including MRSA, VRSA, KPC, and antibiotic-resistant C. difficile. She also discusses four common mechanisms through which bacteria acquire antibiotic resistance and discusses what you can do to limit the development of new strains of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Great for MCAT review! To see Biology Professor's video on conjugation, visit: ua-cam.com/video/YycVGqBs1p0/v-deo.html

[@sree7834]

Thank you so much

[@zinnysawesomecorner2120]

Thank you so much, this was helpful and on point

[@BiologyProfessor]

That’s great to hear! :)

[@aarrafimahmud3666]

thanks mam :) please make a video on nucleic acid , nucleoside and nucleotide

[@BiologyProfessor]

I have almost twenty videos on genetics topics - check them out here - ua-cam.com/video/0Qsp5bo3tCo/v-deo.html :)

[@76JensStaschel]

thanks!

[@arluck55]

Thank you for your quick response. I was around 7 or 8. I only remember the doctor telling my mother that I became allergic. So I've never taken again . I would run high temps of 105 and up and go into convulsions. Maybe penicillin was the strongest med at the time. I'm not sure if there was a test in the late '60's that determined an allergy to penicillin. Is there a test available now?

[@BiologyProfessor]

Your symptoms would certainly suggest a penicillin allergy, but it could have dissipated since it was so many years ago. The test now is a skin test, similar to a TB skin test. Your doctor or allergist will inject a diluted amount of penicillin into your skin, usually on your arm or maybe your back. If you have an allergic reaction, you will develop a red bump around the injection site that may itch but should go away in less than an hour. Penicillin not used as often now because so many bacteria are resistant to it, but many penicillin-family antibiotics are in use today, including ampicillin, amoxicillin, and methicillin, which you could also be allergic to.
Here is some more information on the penicillin allergy test: health.howstuffworks.com/diseases-conditions/allergies/skin-allergies/test-for-allergy-to-penicillin.htm

[@icebearr7631]

Great job professor but I just recommend maybe you should improve the audio please.. i have trouble understanding the word..

[@integinteg9222]

UTI Klebsiella please advise

[@arluck55]

I became allergic to penicillin as a child. I began breaking out in whelps. Was this a reaction from over use of the antibiotic?

[@BiologyProfessor]

Penicillin allergy occurs when someone's immune system responds to the drug as if it were harmful or foreign instead of helpful. Exactly why this sometimes happens simply isn't well understood (sorry!), but genetics can be a factor. Overuse is not generally a concern as far as allergies, but overuse of penicillin is one of the major contributors to strains of bacteria that are resistant to penicillin (and other drugs) and are therefore difficult to treat.
Out of curiosity, were you actually tested separately for an allergy (i.e. a skin test by a doctor at a point that you were healthy)? A significant portion of people who believe they are allergic to penicillin are not actually allergic. Their symptoms (ex: whelps) may have actually been a result of their illness, not the drug treating it. It is also possible that the symptoms are a side effect of the drug, but not actually an allergy (thus, it might not happen if you used the drug again). It is also possible for a penicillin allergy to disappear over time as the person loses sensitivity to the drug. Of course, you might actually be allergic.
For some more information, take a look at these links:
www.acaai.org/allergist/allergies/Types/drug-allergy/Pages/penicillin-allergy.aspx
www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/penicillin-allergy/basics/definition/con-20024205
well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/09/penicillin-allergies-overblown/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0
health.howstuffworks.com/diseases-conditions/allergies/skin-allergies/penicillin-allergies-run-in-families.htm

[@prashantkumarparmanu]

mam , great .
but audio quality must improve ,

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