Across
- 1. gram+ skin commensal of many animals and humans; acquired resistance gene encoding for new PBP2A with low affinity to most β-lactams
- 3. treat the earliest and for the shortest time possible
- 5. hygiene, management, vaccination.....
- 6. _______ resistance: naturally acquired trait; species or genus specific
- 7. use of highest possible dose
- 8. ______ resistance: by mutation in the existing DNA of the organism; by acquisition of new DNA via transformation, transduction or conjugation
Down
- 1. gram+ skin commensal of dogs; some strains are MDR
- 2. administer the drug at regular intervals
- 4. the bacterial ability to survive antimicrobial therapy and cause therapeutic failure
- 9. Gram- bacteria producing an enzyme that can hydrolyze/inactivate most β-lactams, except carbapenems; higher risk of food borne transmission