A 37 year old male comes to a free clinic in the middle of a metropolitan city. He said he does not like to use free services, but he has a skin condition that won't heal. The patient takes off hios right shoe and the doctor believes it is necrotizing fascilitis. The patient said he had a bad case of frost bite over the winter, and it just will not heal. a. What type of specimen should you collect? b. What type of precautions should be made immediately? c. What is the species of bacteria that most likely caused this condition? What group is it in? d. Now that you know the species, how would you discern the strain? e. List one rapid test and one more traditional testing method.
A 37 year old male comes to a free clinic in the middle of a metropolitan city. He said he does not like to use free services, but he has a skin condition that won't heal. The patient takes off hios right shoe and the doctor believes it is necrotizing fascilitis. The patient said he had a bad case of frost bite over the winter, and it just will not heal.
a. What type of specimen should you collect?
b. What type of precautions should be made immediately?
c. What is the species of bacteria that most likely caused this condition? What group is it in?
d. Now that you know the species, how would you discern the strain?
e. List one rapid test and one more traditional testing method.
Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare disease caused by bacteria infecting the tissue under the skin. The disease is also called flesh-eating disease in common terms. Diagnosis is more clinical and quick surgical intervention can prevent the spread of the condition to other parts or to larger areas of the body. Surgical intervention at early stages can prevent amputations.
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