REVISION COMMON TYPES OF MICROBES 1 BACTERIA Difference between Gram Positive and Gram Negative Shapes of bacteria and examples What shapes have you learnt? GRAM STAIN: The process! You should work on your lab notes. LECTURE 2 GRAM STAIN Developed by a Danish called Christian Gram in 1884 Stain a heat-fixed smear with a dye like crystal violet and fix with Iodine Then wash with ethanol or acetone Finally counterstain with a dye of different colour such as safranin (what is its colour
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Primary Prevention of Hospital Acquired Infections Kyle Volack Grand Canyon University During my community teaching experience‚ the opportunity to provide education to community health care workers regarding health care associated infections was given. Health care associated infections are a major epidemic throughout health care worldwide. Primary prevention is a major factor of preventing health care associated infections on all levels. As primary prevention seeks to stop injury
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job in preventing rheumatic fever. MRSA - Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus DOC: Vancomycin IV - a glycopeptide Active against: All gram + Preferred 2nd DOC: Trimethophrim Sulfa IV Normal site of carriage in 20% of adults of S. aureus including MRSA: anterior nares Class of antibiotic of methicilllin - PRSP (Penicillinase Resistant Synthetic Penicillin) Penicillinase - an enzyme that attacks Penicillin‚ a.k.a. beta-lactamase MRSA - resistant to penicillinase (beta-lactamase)
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(2010) The continuing crisis in antibiotic resistance. Int. J Antimicrobial Agents (36) S3; S3-S7 Gould‚ IM Gould‚ IM. (2010) The epidemiology of antibiotic resistance. Int. J Antimicrobial Agents (36) S3; S1-S2 Isturiz‚ R.E Liebowitz‚ L.D. (2009) MRSA burden and interventions. Int. J Antimicrobial Agents (34) S3; S11-S13 Masterton‚ R.G Wilcox‚ M.H. (2009) The tide of antimicrobial resistance and selection. Int. J Antimicrobial Agents (34) S3; S6-S10 Online links-
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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY P1 EXPLAIN THE FUNCTION OF RESEARCH IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE Research is a systematic investigation of gathering and examining information in order to set up facts. It can also be explained as finding out about a particular topic for a particular reason. (Wps.prenhall.com‚ 2014). Research is used in many different settings and it is carried out to gather more accurate information about a particular topic. For example: finding out about the Ebola virus or the designer babies
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Ch. 9: Critical Thinking 1. What organizational method might you use to arrange main points for speeches with the following specific purpose statements To inform my audience of the causes and effects of Parkinson’s Disease Casual Order because the speech is describing of causes and effects To inform my audience about the major kinds of symbols used in Native American art Topical order because major kinds of symbols can be divided into subtopics To persuade my audience about that the state
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acquired infections (CAIs) has been on the rise which has been attributed and linked to many factors both demographical and environmental. However‚ in recent years‚ there have begun to be growing cases of CAIs involving drug resistant strains such as MRSA‚ Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) and even multi-drug resistant organisms (MDROs) which are affecting both individual with current health problems and healthy individuals alike (Cataldo et al‚ 2011). One component that has to yet be fully accounted
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Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia is a condition that affects the prostate gland in men. In BPH‚ the prostate gland grows and may apply pressure against the urethra and can slow or decrease the flow of urine during urination. This particular enlargement being “benign” means that it isn’t due to cancer or infection. http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/men/prostate/148.html Doxazosin combined with finasteride was found to be the most successful drug combination in the relief of symptoms and prevention
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Health Organisation‚ The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence‚ The European Centre of Disease Prevention and Control‚ The Public Health Agency Northern Ireland‚ Health and Social Care Northern Ireland‚ Cancer Focus Northern Ireland and MRSA Action. Each of these agencies play their own specific role to protect services and their public
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s Disease can be divided in two main groups infections and non-infections. Infectious diseases are diseases that can be spread or transmitted from one organism to another. Non – infectious diseases cannot‚ be spread from one person to another. Infectious Diseases Infectious diseases are generally caused by microbes known as pathogens. Pathogens invade the host and can cause changes in the body that stop parts‚ or all‚ of the body working correctly. Pathogens contain antigens that are made of
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