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Problem

Your clinical diagnostic lab is working with a medical intern whose patient presents with a deep upper arm laceration that was stitched closed by another doctor. The skin around the laceration has become swollen and discolored, with a dark color near the laceration and a redder color farther away. Pus is oozing around the stitches. The patient complains of severe pain in the whole arm and upper shoulder as well as fever and fatigue. The patient indicates he received the deep laceration during a recent kayaking trip on a local freshwater river, when the kayak capsized and scraped his arm over sharp rocks. The patient and his friend cleaned the arm with river water and got to a local emergency room as quickly as possible. Get the instant assignment help. The patient is also diabetic but has no other preconditions. The doctor at the emergency room cleaned and stitched the wound and then prescribed the antimicrobial ampicillin. Five days later, after taking all the antimicrobial, the patient is feeling worse. He is admitted to the hospital. The attending medical intern has contacted your lab for help in diagnosing this patient. What is the target of Ampicillin?