Abstract In vitro studies show that tea tree oil can be used as a topical methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) eradication regimen in a laboratory setting. This report has been researched using a wide range of journals and internet sources to find out whether tea tree oil can be used as an alternative to Mupirocin for those suffering from MRSA colonisation. The journals that were searched contained useful information about tea tree oil as an antiseptic‚ however‚ many of the studies
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) To understand Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus‚ we must first understand Staphylococcus aureus. Staphylococcus aureus is a spherical‚ or coccus‚ bacteria (MRSA). The bacteria usually appears is chains‚ bunches‚ or grape like clusters‚ (Gregory‚ 229). It is a gram-positive aerobic organism that causes skin infections and sometimes pneumonia‚ endocarditis and osteomyelitis (Beers‚ 1442). This infection commonly leads to abscess formations
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Department of Education Agusan National High School Caraga Administrative Region Division of Butuan City Antimicrobial Activity of Banana (Musa sapientum Linn.) Inflorescence Ethanolic Extract against E. coli and S. aureus Armona Jean B. Ongtico Mel Algil A. Agra Jerrson F. Oronan Researchers’ Mrs. Letecia S. Villanueva Research Coach Abstract The experience of human misery in the form of disease is perhaps as old as the inception
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What is Staph? Staphylococcus aureus is a bacteria that is commonly found on a person’s skin and inside their sensitive mucous lined areas‚ such as the inside of the nose. Usually‚ it is harmless because of the natural protective barriers that the body has. But‚ if the skin has any damage done to it‚ such as a scratch or scrape‚ this bacteria can quickly invade the wound‚ which in turn causes a staph infection. Treating Staphylococcus Infections If the infection is on the surface of the skin‚
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION One of the most common infections that we can easily get was skin infections caused by bacteria‚ specifically Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis. These two Staphylococcus species can found worldwide‚ they are a small component of soil microbial flora. We have different treatments for skin infections‚ but in those treatments only few people can afford it. Because most of them are expensive for ordinary people who are usually
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The problems that arise regarding the antibiotic resistance of certain bacteria has continue to worry the health industries. One of these bacteria is the Staphylococcus aureus. It has been one of the major causes of hospital-acquired infections which has resulted to a lot of deaths each year. Description Staphylococcus aureus is a gram-positive bacteria which indicates that it has a cell wall structure with a thick layer of peptidoglycan. It is a facultative anaerobe which allows it to perform
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Actinomycetes from SedimentMethicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) frequently causes nosocomial infections‚ is often resistant to most of the antibiotics and is one of the greatest challenges for modern antimicrobial therapy‚ particularly since the emergence of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) with intermediate susceptibility to glycopeptides. (Blanc et al.) In the Philippines‚ it has reported on the prevalence of oxacillin-resistance of S. aureus strains as 18%‚ 24%‚ 18%‚ and 18% in the years
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Characteristics of MRSA Staphylococcus aureus is a group of lactic acid-producing bacteria commonly found on the surface of the skin. When it penetrates a break in the surface‚ it induces an immune response that involves hydrogen peroxide and nitric oxide. For example‚ when it reaches the gut‚ it induces what is clinically referred to as enterocolitis‚ or infection of the digestive tract (Suzuki‚ 1994). Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA)‚ just like other S. aureus strains avoids such immune
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All cocci bacteria are not gram positive‚ but this lab will examine only this kind because of their influence in human health. Staphylococcus Aureus is a gram-positive coccus bacterium found in humans. It is frequently found on the mucus membrane in the nasal cavity and on the skin. It also infects many people in the hospital‚ also called a nosocomial infection. S. aureus has a large association with clinically significant infections and
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Staphylococcus aureus‚ otherwise known as Staph‚ is a bacterium that has naturally acquired resistance to many current antibiotics. Specifically‚ the MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) strain has acquired resistance to methicillin. Staph frequently colonizes in human nasal passages‚ which serve as reservoirs for transmission. The following texts focus on Staph’s nasal colonization and mode of transmission‚ inspired by the research of Dr. Alexander Cole at UCF’s Burnett School of Biomedical
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