I'm a microbiology resident, and ever since I studied antibiotics in medical school I've been thinking about how antibiotic coverage could be taught in a fun way. Many medical students, and residents too, really struggle with it. Go Narrow is my answer: a game that teaches which antibiotics cover which bacteria, and why.
Each level is a culture plate. Tap the bacteria your antibiotic covers, leave the ones it doesn't, and use the culture result to choose the narrowest drug that works. Every wrong tap tells you why in one sentence: an enzyme destroys the drug, its target has changed, or the drug can't get in. The pairs you get wrong come back for review until they stick.
Target lessons animate the mechanism of action, from the cell wall and membrane to the ribosome, DNA gyrase and folate synthesis. Resistance lessons show how bacteria fight back: MRSA, VRE, ESBL, AmpC, carbapenemases and CRAB.
In the Lab you learn Gram staining step by step and train your eye for morphology: Klebsiella are Gram-negative rods, staphylococci Gram-positive cocci in clusters, streptococci Gram-positive cocci in chains.
For learning only: real prescribing depends on local resistance, the site of infection and the patient, so always follow your local guidelines.
Fun and effective way to make antibiotics more intuitive
Jjitaly
I’ve only been using this for a few days, but it’s already super helpful. The gameplay is fun and actually gets challenging in a really satisfying way. On top of that, the visual explanations are remarkably clear. They make complex resistance mechanisms so much easier to understand. I’m definitely recommending this to all my doctor friends and med students. It’s a super useful app, and I can’t wait to see how it continues to develop!
Great and fun way to learn my antibiotics
Troopastroopa
I‘m really thankful to have found this app just at the right moment. I had been procrastinating to learn antibiotics for my upcoming exam and the app gave me the exact push I needed. I actually would have never thought that learning about antibiotics could be fun! The app is just the right mix between playing and learning. Thank you!
Love it
YoniBerlin
Never thought that memorizing intrinsic resistance of bacteria would be fun
• New level types, each marked on the map: Antibiogram (read the lab's report and name the enzyme), Drug cards (hold two or three drugs and swap to the right one), Narrow it and Switch it.
• The Lab is unlocked from the start
• The Book's Show all switch shows every drug and bug, not only the ones you've met.
• Today shows two leaderboards: all time on top, today's below.
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Erfordert iOS 15.0 oder neuer.
iPhone Erfordert iOS 15.0 oder neuer.
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