mr. dated is a 33-year-old man who cut his hand while working in the garden 10 days earlier. he was initially treated in the emergency department, where the wound was irrigated and closed. he was sent home with a prescription for piperacillin Which he has taken as instructed. The wound remains infected; Consequently, he is admitted to surgery for incision and drainage of the wound. swapped were taken for routine and fungal C&S, because the surgeon suspects the infectious agent may be a soil-based fungus. how is fungi different from bacteria? Why would the antibiotic not work on a fungal infection?
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