GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA

Course overview

GRAM-POSITIVE ORGANISMS HAVE HIGHLY VARIABLE GROWTH AND RESISTANCE PATTERNS. THE SCOPE PROJECT (SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL OF PATHOGENS OF EPIDEMIOLOGIC IMPORTANCE) FOUND THAT IN THOSE WITH AN UNDERLYING MALIGNANCY, GRAM-POSITIVE ORGANISMS ACCOUNTED FOR 62 PERCENT OF ALL BLOODSTREAM INFECTIONS IN 1995 AND 76 PERCENT IN 2000 WHILE GRAM-NEGATIVE ORGANISMS ACCOUNTED FOR 22 PERCENT IN 1995 AND 14 PERCENT IN 2000. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS AND EXPLAINS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING CARE FOR AFFECTED PATIENTS.