Rise of the Superbugs

What might explain why Eva's infection is not responding to treatment by antibiotics?

What information about the infection would you want in order to find a way to treat it?

Explain how the graph line in Figures 1 show how number of bacteria changes over the 24 hours- No Antibiotics

Explain how the graph line in Figure 2 show how number of bacteria changes over the 24 hours- Antibiotics and susceptible bacteria

Explain how the graph line in Figure 3 show how number of bacteria changes over the 24 hours- Antibiotics and a population with some resistant bacteria

How will Dr. Hincapie use the three standard graphs?

Were antibiotic-resistant bacteria present in the tissue samples taken when Eva first arrived at the hospital on Monday? How can you tell?

By Saturday, which antibiotic(s) were the bacteria resistant to?

• Antibiotic A
• Antibiotic B
• Antibiotic C
• Antibiotic D

At what point did the population of bacteria show resistance to Antibiotic A?

• Monday Evening
• Monday Afternoon
• Tuesday Night
• Thursday Evening
• Saturday Morning

At what point did the population of bacteria show resistance to Antibiotic B?

• No bacteria were resistant to Antibiotic B
• Monday Afternoon
• Monday Evening
• Tuesday Night
• Thursday Evening