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Students were given different readings that they had to complete a CEQ organizer for (Connect, Extend, Question)
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Students presented their CEQs and answered questions with the class.
Make sure you have the answers to the questions on page 14 below.
1. Who gets MRSA?
- Anyone can get MRSA.
- You can get it from lots of different places.
2. Is there only one type of MRSA?
- There are more than just two strains of staph. One strain was resistant to two antibiotics, another strain was resistant to one antibiotic, and the rest were susceptible to all known antibiotics.
3. What is the history of resistance to different strains of bacteria? (p. 28 of the CDC report timeline)
- Some types of bacteria that were successfully treated in the past are the same types of bacteria that are resistant to various antibiotics today.
- Penicillin-resistant Staphylococcus existed prior to the drug being widely used in public.
4. How many cases like Addie’s were there in the past? From the graph of data showing where and when resistance was acquired, we figured out
- that cases like Addie’s are out there;
- the number of cases like Addie’s are growing over time (since the 1940s); and
- there were very few untreatable cases long ago (early decades after the 1940s).
5. What is the difference between community-associated and hospital-acquired MRSA?
- Community-associated MRSA is the kind acquired on playgrounds and out in the community.
- Hospital-acquired MRSA is the type that is acquired in hospitals, often as a result of invasive procedures and/or improper hand washing.
6. Where can people pick up community-associated antibiotic resistant bacteria?
- Lots of places! Ex. Public buses and trains – on the seats, floor, armrests, gym equipment