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And now on to the show.

Welcome to Helix Talk episode 115. I'm your co-host, Dr. Kane. And I'm Dr. Patel.

And the title of today's episode is

what every pharmacist should know to conquer Staph aureus infections. Today we're talking about

the historical significance to Staphylococcus aureus, its patterns of antimicrobial resistance,

and also preferred treatment options for staff orius as well. I am super excited about the history part.

That sounds really exciting.

Well, why don't we kick it off with a basic patient case that probably is going to be familiar

to many people who, you know, have spent any time in the emergency department, in the hospital

setting, or really even in the ambulatory care setting where someone comes in

with a skin and soft tissue infection. So this is Ronald. He's a 46-year-old male. He actually came to the

hospital for a COPD exacerbation. So while he was there, it was kind of noted that he had a small

abscess on his left forearm and it has been developing over the past several days. It's not his chief

complaint, but it kind of comes up during rounds and we're kind of asked, well, what should we do

about it? In terms of past medical history, Ronald has diabetes, hypertension, and heart failure.

Again, he's here for a COPD exacerbation. This is not his primary issue. He really has no systemic

signs of infection, so no chills, fever, no

leukocytosis, no tachycardia. So an incision and drainage or an I&D is done, where they drain out

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