some medicine.”‚ replies a mother. All too often that medicine she is talking about will be antibiotics‚ and the reason the child is feeling bad is because they have a cold or the flu‚ which is a viral infection not a bacterial infection. Antibiotics are made to treat bacterial infections such as strep throat‚ pneumonia‚ whooping cough‚ and acne. The misuse and over use of antibiotics is causing antibiotic-resistant infections or “super bugs” to surface. In 1967‚ penicillin-resistant pneumonia
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to be a cluster of what looks like purple circles. This shape is known as cocci. When grown on a TSA plate‚ Staphylococcus aureus appears to be yellow to opaque in color. S. aureus is known as one of the most resistant bacterium to multiple antibiotics and considered the most pathogenic. Everyone is susceptible to S. aureus with one way of transmission being from foods such as chicken‚ eggs‚ meat‚ and tuna which can all cause food poisoning. Another way of transmitting the disease would be from
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This means that the original antibiotics that were once used to treat these common illnesses are becoming increasing ineffective. This resistance delays treatment as the original antibiotics are ineffective. This can lead to the disease worsening and even death. This means that common illnesses that were once easily treated by antibiotics are no longer so easy to treat. This results in increased care for these patients‚ need for stronger and more expensive antibiotics which can cause serious side
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urinating. 5. How is it contracted This disease is contracted through sexual intercourse of any kind with an infected person. 6. Is there a treatment and/or cure There are some antibiotics that are used to cure gonorrhea‚ for example‚ Doxycycline. The only thing about the antibiotics is that there has become an antibiotic resistant strained of gonorrhea. ********** Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease. It is caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae. This disease is contracted through
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rBGH designed to increase milk production by 11-16%. Because Monsanto declared that their product involves zero antibiotics and proudly claimed that it is safe for both animal and human health‚ rBGH was extensively used by 17% of American dairy farmers and was approved by the FDA without hesitance. However‚ researches soon revealed that this artificial hormone is composed of antibiotics and‚ as it circulates through cows’ bloodstream‚ this drug eventually contaminates the
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11‚ 12 81-90 essay: 10 points Describe the Kirby Bauer Test? Make sure you describe all the key elements. 1. Using sterile technique‚ inoculate 3 nutrient agar plates individually with: a. E. coli b. S. aureus c. M. smegmatis 2. Place antibiotic disks evenly spaced on the inoculated agar plates and incubate at 37C for 24-48 hours. 3. Using sterile technique‚ inoculate 3 nutrient agar plates individually with: a. E. coli b. S. aureus c. M. smegmatis 4. Using sterile technique place
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sonnei 3 (19%) and S. flexneri 1 (6%). All the 16 isolates showed resistance to at least two antibiotics and …were multi-drug resistance. The highest resistance rates were encountered with Ampicillin 16 (100%)‚ Sulphamethaxazole 15 (93%) and Cotrimoxazole12 (75%) while those susceptible were Gentamycin 16(100%) and Chloramphenicol 12 (75%). Conclusions: There is a high level of resistance to most of the antibiotics used for treatment of shigellosis. Gentamycin was found to be the drug of choice in this
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Food Safety in America In America‚ we take many things for granted such as the safety of the food we eat. We are also informed by the various government agencies that share responsibility for monitoring our food supply (Environmental Protection Agency‚ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ Food and Drug Administration‚ U.S. Department of Agriculture) that it is indeed safe and well regulated. For example‚ the Food and Drug Administration states‚ “For 100 years‚ the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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Name one disease/condition that could be caused by your organism‚ at least two of its symptoms and what treatment is most often utilized (Antibiotics must be named). (Infection does not count‚ you must be more specific). Diseases can be human or animal. If no disease is found‚ list and describe one industrial use. Industrial use should include any products it being used to make/produce and if the organism is genetically altered for that use. Your answer to this question should be in complete sentences
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filtered resource. (American Academy of Pediatrics‚ 2004) It is appropriate for this situation. This article describes the different treatment options for children with acute otitis media. This is an evidence based guideline. Causative pathogens‚ antibiotic resistance and therapeutic considerations in acute otitis media is an evidence summary resource. (Block‚ 1997) Treatment of acute otitis media in an era of increasing microbial resistance is evidence summary. (McCracken‚ 1998) Both articles are
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