The document discusses various types of infections, factors that can lead to infection, symptoms of infection, appropriate antibiotic treatments for different organisms, principles of antibiotic use, and some clinical scenarios involving potential infections and management. It covers topics like surgical site infections, hospital-acquired infections, anaerobic infections, appropriate first-line antibiotics, and prophylactic antibiotic use.

1. INFECTIONS AND ANTIBIOTICS dr shabeel pn www.hi-dentfinishingschool.blogspot.com

13. A 53 year old woman develops a swing pyrexia five days after an eventful cholecystectomy. On examination the wound appears inflammed, and there is oozing of pus from the upper end. Gram stain of the pus reveals Gram-positive cocci in cluster, with pus cells present a)What is the likely organism? b)What antibiotic is likely to be helpful? c)What other intervention may be necessary?