A 25 year old male patient presents to the onlice with a ce oren anot for duration following a dirt bike accident. Laceration of skin on dorsum of left forearm with erythema, edema, and the presence of purulent discharge from wound. Patient was alert. Temperature and respirations were elevated. Wound was irrigated, swabbed, and injected with antibiotic before being dressed and bandaged. The doctor prescribed medications listed below. Culture results came back positive for gram-positive bacteria Staphylococcus. Patient was instructed to follow medication therapy as prescribed and to follow up with doctor if pain, redness, and/or discharge in arm worsened or did not subside.Identify specific characteristics in the above description of this patient's wound and then explain how these characteristics are associated with the body's response to the infection.



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