the bacteria in their throats and therefore it can also cause a mild infection in a healthy patient. MRSA is a strain of the S.aureus bacterium that has evolved over the years and therefore has now become resistant to a number of regularly used antibiotics‚ including methicillin‚ penicillin and amoxicillin‚ therefore making it more difficult to treat than other strains of the S.aureus bacterium. The growth of the resistant strains of MRSA has now lead to health authorities and hospitals trying
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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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sick on certain occasions. These colds are usually treated with a antibiotics and will go away in a short period of time. Some bacteria however will develop a resistance to these antibiotics and are known as super bugs. These super bugs kill millions of people every year and will continue to do so until we get on top of it. People in the medical industry need to prevent this bacterial infection so we don’t have to use antibiotics as much anymore (Spellberg). Super bugs have become a huge problem
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under the roof of a warehouse. To combat diseases‚ factory farms use antibiotics to cure anything and everything that infects the animals before they are processed. This problem should be cared about as almost everybody eats meat that was processed in a farm and by understanding the situation one can make better decisions when it comes to
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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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gastrointestinal and urinary tracts and in the brain. These infections will often be noticed through pain in these areas. The main purpose of this laboratory experiment was to utilize microscopic and macroscopic observation‚ biochemical tests‚ and antibiotic and disinfectant sensitivity tests to identify an unknown bacterium. Materials and Methods Microscopic and Macroscopic Observations All samples and observations of the unknown bacterium were taken after 48 hours of incubation at 35° Celsius
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