I used this case in an introductory microbiology class consisting primarily of medical assistants in July of 2004. This actually brought together many of the concepts we had discussed. Overall the students really enjoyed this case; however, they were upset when they discovered the patient died. They also wanted some information as to how her hip joint became infected—was it due to an injury to the joint or another infection somewhere else?

I presented this case over a period of four class periods and they seemed to like that. I enjoyed using it and will probably use it again as a project the next time I teach this class.

I may also use this as a basis for homework—such as doing a one page paper on the different antibiotics mentioned or for further research by the student on MRSA.

Thank you so much for this website.

Comments submitted 12/16/2004 by:

Susan Reynolds
Robert Morris College
Springfield, IL
sreynolds@robertmorris.edu