Bacteria Archives - Primary Medical Care Center for Seniors in Miami, Broward, Palm Beach https://primarymed.com/tag/bacteria/ PrimaryMed.com Thu, 09 Jul 2020 05:11:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://primarymed.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/cropped-primarycare_icon-32x32.png Bacteria Archives - Primary Medical Care Center for Seniors in Miami, Broward, Palm Beach https://primarymed.com/tag/bacteria/ 32 32 What is Group B Strep? https://primarymed.com/what-is-group-b-strep/ Thu, 09 Jul 2020 05:11:40 +0000 https://primarymed.com/?p=4069 According to the organization, Group B Strep International, “Group B Streptococcus (GBS), or Streptococcus agalactiae, is a type of bacteria that is naturally found in the digestive and lower reproductive tracts of both men and women. About 1 in 4 pregnant women ‘carry’ or are ‘colonized’ with GBS.” The Mayo Clinic explains that while GBS […]

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]]> What You Should Know About Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance https://primarymed.com/what-you-should-know-about-antibiotics-and-antibiotic-resistance-2/ Tue, 09 Jun 2020 06:32:16 +0000 https://primarymed.com/?p=3990 According to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “Antibiotic resistance happens when bacteria develop the ability to defeat the drugs designed to kill them. Each year in the United States, more than 2.8 million infections from bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics occur and more than 35,000 people die as a […]

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]]> Awareness Helps: Early Recognition & Treatment Can Reduce Mortality in Sepsis Cases https://primarymed.com/awareness-helps-early-recognition-treatment-can-reduce-mortality-in-sepsis-cases-2/ Wed, 20 May 2020 06:41:44 +0000 https://primarymed.com/?p=3933 Sepsis is the leading cause of death worldwide. The Sepsis Alliance defines sepsis as “the body’s overwhelming and life-threatening response to infection that can lead to tissue damage, organ failure, and death. In other words, it’s your body’s overactive and toxic response to an infection.” The Global Sepsis Alliance explains that sepsis is a global […]

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