9/20/2013 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus also known as MRSA is a bacteria frequently found on the skin of generally healthy people. MRSA is usually spread through skin to skin contact or contact with an object containing the bacteria. Most of the time you may be carrying the bacteria but you are not ill. Mostly people with weak immune systems and have been in health care centers
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Clostridium difficile Type of microorganisms - Harmless or even beneficial - under normal circumstances. But when something disturbs the balance of organisms in the intestines‚ the bacteria are harmless can grow out of control and cause infection. Bacteria shooting toxins that attack the lining of the intestines‚ causing a condition called Clostridium difficile colitis. Taxonomy Phylum Firmicutes‚ Class Clostridia‚ Order Clostridiales. Family Clostridiaceae‚ Genus Clostridium. Historical synonym:
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1. Salmonella enteritidis is a gram-negative bacterium that causes food-borne illnesses‚ and is the most commonly known serotype of Salmonella. It is a constant problem because of the misuse of antimicrobials in farms‚ disease treatment‚ growth promotion in domestic livestock‚ and the increasing problem of antimicrobial resistance. Current research is being conducted with bacteriophages because they have been identified as a prospective alternative bio-control method to control Salmonella contamination
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The level of periodontal break down depends on the balance between destructive and protective inflammatory mediators. While periodontal bacteria are required for infective periodontal disease‚ individual response determines disease progression. In vitro‚ it has been found that individual response is affected by genetic signaling pathways that affect the expression of inflammatory mediators in response to bacterial lipopolysaccharides (23‚ 25). Risk factors for periodontitis In the past‚ it was believed
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Testimonies to Congress Society & Genetics 5 Landecker‚ Hannah Flaherty‚ Devin October 25‚ 2012 Testimony 1 Good Afternoon‚ Congress. Thank you for inviting me to discuss the significant issues and possible actions that can be brought to the antibiotic resistance issue. My name is Dr. Joe. I am a professor of professor of Society and Genetics. Through the research facilities at the university‚ I cultivate bacteria and observe what harms or benefits the different species
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ABSTRACT Nature has been a source of medicinal agents for thousands of years and an impressive number of modern drugs have been isolated from natural sources Plants used for traditional medicine contain a wide range of substances that can be used to treat chronic as well as infectious diseases. Clinical microbiologists have great interest in screening of plants for antimicrobial activities and phytochemicals as potential new therapeutics. The use of plant extract for medical treatments is enjoying
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ABSTRACT Antibacterial activity of medicnal plants has turned out to be a global concern. Medicnal plants are very useful in treating various diseases. Antibiotics are an important class of pharmacological agents used for treating antibacterial infections. Although antibiotics were first isolated from fungi and bacteria but over the years more and more synthetic antibiotics has been synthesized‚ which are in great demand. This present study has been done to determine the antibacterial activity of
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Over use of Antibiotics in Ear Infections The over use of antibiotics is a serious public health threat. Children are becoming desensitized to the effects of antibiotics due to being unnecessarily overmedicated. Over use of antibiotics for acute otitis media (AOM) can lead to future antibiotic resistant infections. Otitis media is usually a result of a poorly functioning Eustachian tube‚ a canal that links the middle ear with the throat area. Of the three basic types of ear infections‚ acute
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(2 pts) Why are patients with cystic fibrosis prone to infections with Pseudomonas aeruginosa? Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic infection that usually does not affect healthy patients‚ but is particularly detrimental in patients with cystic fibrosis. This is because they are antibiotic resistant to a certain extent. Paired with this‚ patients with cystic fibrosis have a decreased ability to produce mucous membranes‚ making it easier for biofilms associated with P. aeruginosa (Lyczak et
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Cellulitis is a common‚ potentially serious bacterial infection. Cellulitis appears as a swollen‚ red area of the skin that feels hot and tender to touch. It can spread rapidly to other parts of the body. Cellulitis can affect only the skins surface‚ or it can affect tissues underlying the skin and can spread to lymph nodes and even the bloodstream. Cellulitis occurs when bacteria‚ most commonly streptococcus and staphylococcus enter through breaks in the skin. One of the most serious infections
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