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A 12-year-old male is admitted to the pediatric unit due to persistent upper respiratory symptoms and respiratory distress. The patient has a history of developmental delay, chronic lung disease, and frequent respiratory infections. Upon assessment, as the RN, you note the patient to have a fever, moderate respiratory rate, productive cough, and large amount of nasal secretions. Upon report from the patient’s mother, the patient has been on a 3-week course of antibiotics with no improvement in symptoms. Upon further workup, the patient is diagnosed with bacterial pneumonia and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) superinfection.
-Treatment of urinary tract infections often leads to a superinfection caused by which microbe?

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Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the question that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format.
  A 12-year-old male is admitted to the pediatric unit due to persistent upper respiratory symptoms and respiratory distress. The patient has a history of developmental delay, chronic lung disease, and frequent respiratory infections. Upon assessment, as the RN, you note the patient to have a fever, moderate respiratory rate, productive cough, and large amount of nasal secretions. Upon report from the patient’s mother, the patient has been on a 3-week course of antibiotics with no improvement in symptoms. Upon further workup, the patient is diagnosed with bacterial pneumonia and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) superinfection.
-Treatment of urinary tract infections often leads to a superinfection caused by which microbe?

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Treatment of urinary tract infections with antibiotics can lead to the destruction of normal flora in the body, including the bacteria that normally reside in the vagina. This disruption can allow opportunistic pathogens, such as Candida albicans (a yeast), to overgrow and cause a superinfection.

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