Chapter 1. Microbiology – Diversity of Organisms Microorganisms- too small to be seen with the unaided eye “germ”- rapidly growing cell Microbes in our lives Pathogenic- disease causing Decompose organic waste Producers in ecosystem (photosynthesis) Produce industrial chemicals such as ethanol and acetone Produce fermented foods ( vinegar‚ cheese‚ bread) Produce products used in manufacturing (cellulose) and treatment (insulin) Designer Jeans: Made by Microbes? Stone washing- Tricoderma
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month-50 years old a treatment of Vancomycin plus cefotaxime or ceftriaxone. If the patient is greater than 50 years of age a treatment of vancomycin plus ampicillin plus ceftriaxone or cefotaxime plus vancomycin is recommended. Predisposing features and treatments can include impaired cellular immunity for which the treatment would consist of vancomycin‚ ampicillin‚ and either cefepime or meropenem. For a case of recurrent meningitis the recommended treatment is vancomycin and either cefotaxime or ceftriaxone
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J.L. SOAP NOTE Subjective J.L. is a 63-year-old white female who presented to the ER with right lower extremity pain and swelling with subsequent changes to the skin‚ including formation of bullous ulcers. She had blistering over the past four days that started to enlarge. The doctor prescribed her Bactrim. Erythema‚ swelling‚ and pain progressively got worse. She denies any fever or chills. PMH: COPD‚ Hypertension‚ Diabetes mellitus‚ Osteoporosis‚ Fibromyalgia‚ Osteoarthritis‚ Morbid obesity
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including bacteria‚ viruses and fungi on their hands; some of these are harmless whilst others can be serious to patients that are in hospital (Resources‚ 2008). The pathogens which are of most concern include; Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)‚ Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus (VRE)‚ Clostridium Difficile and Influenza Virus (Resources‚ 2008). Health Protection Agency (2010) stated that HCAIs are more than likely to travel from one person to another through skin to skin contamination
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Adrenergic Agonists (a.k.a. Sympathomimetic Drugs) I. Direct stimulants of α and β receptors 1. Epinephrine (Adrenaline) 2. Norepinephrine (Levophed) 3. Levonordefrin (Neo-Cobefrin) 4. Dopamine (Intropin) 5. Ephedrine II. Direct stimulants of α receptors (α agonists) 1. Phenylephrine (Neo-synephrine) III. Direct stimulants of β receptors (β agonists) 1. Isoproterenol (Isuprel) 2. Selective stimulants of β2 receptors in the bronchi (for asthma) 2.a. Salbutanol (Ventolin) 2.b. Terbutaline
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findings to the US FDA for approval. In the first trial he studied 475 randomized patients who received the Oritavancin drug one time‚ and 479 patients who received the typical regimen of Vancomycin twice a day for up to 10 days. Results of this study found that a single dose of Oritavancin was just as effective as Vancomycin in shrinking the infection‚ lowering fever‚ and even curing cases of MRSA. Dr. Corey states in this article that “this new drug could reduce the amount of time patients would spend
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I. Introduction of Disease An abscess (Latin: abscessus) is a collection of pus (dead neutrophils) that has accumulated in a cavity formed by the tissue on the basis of an infectious process (usually caused by bacteria orparasites) or other foreign materials (e.g. splinters‚ bullet wounds‚ or injecting needles). It is adefensive reaction of the tissue to prevent the spread of infectious materials to other parts of the body. The organisms or foreign materials kill the local cells‚ resulting in the
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Evaluation of antidiabetic and antimicrobial activity of jasminum grandiflorum leaves INTRODUTION 1.1. The pancreas and insulin formation The pancreas is an elongated organ situated next to the first part of the small intestine. It is both an endocrine gland that produces hormones‚ such as insulin and glucagon‚ and an exocrine gland producing digestive enzymes‚ such as trypsin and chymotrypsin (Martini‚ 2004). It is located behind the stomach‚ between the spleen and the duodenum (see Figure
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Genetics: the science of heredity that includes the study of what genes are‚ how they carry info‚ how they are replicated and passed to subsequent generations of cells or passed between organisms‚ and how the expression of their info within an organism determines the particular characteristics of that organism. Genome: the cell’s genetic information that includes it’s plasmids and chromosome. Chromosomes: structures containing DNA that physically carry hereditary info‚ contain the genes Genes:
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Clostridium Difficile Anna Kay Mew BIOL 210 Summer 2013 Frank D Boone June 11‚ 2013 Clostridium Difficile The healthcare professional can expect to encounter various conditions within their scope of experience. Clostridium difficile represents one of the most common and challenging nosocomial infections that can cause life-threatening complications such as hypervolemia‚ sepsis‚ pain‚ and peritonitis (Grossman and Mager 155). The recognition‚ diagnosis‚ treatment and inhibition
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