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    of 15% NaCl. false 2. What is the maximum temperature and length of time Staphylococcus aureus are able to survive? 60 degrees c and 30 min. 3. What type of medication is MRSA susceptible to? vancomycin 4.Overuse of antibiotics have been the primary factor to why bacteria have grown resistant to certain treatments. true 1. Borrelia burgdorferi is transmitted from ticks to human hosts. true 2. What are the symptoms of Lyme disease? Fever- headache- rash 3. Is Lyme disease easy

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    Precautions (ED standing order) Physician Orders: Admit to medical unit 0.9% Normal Saline 1000 mL IV bolus Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) 1 mg IV push (IVP) Stool culture for Clostridium difficile Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP) Complete Blood Count (CBC) Vancomycin 250 mg IV 1000 mg/ 20 mL… determine dosage to administer: ______5ml__________________ Lab/ Diagnostic Results:

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    Staphylococcus aureus: From a Spot to the Hospital The hospital is silent this morning‚ as the sun breaks through the blinds and casts off all the silver objects in the room. My hospital bed is uncomfortable‚ and it makes me yearn for my 100-year-old mattress and many unnecessary plush-pillows. The smell of bleach and cleanliness lingers in my nose and almost makes me feel sicker. How did I end up here? Well‚ that is not an adrenaline rushed injury or a freak accident‚ but something that started

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    Identification of Bacterial Pathogens basic skills in diagnostic bacteriology Dr.T.V.Rao MD Dr.T.V.Rao MD 1 Identification of Microorganisms • For many students and professionals the most pressing topic in microbiology is how to identify unknown specimens. • Why is this important? • Labs can grow‚ isolate and identify most routinely encountered bacteria within 48 hrs of sampling. • The methods microbiologist use fall into three categories: ♣Phenotypic- morphology (micro and

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    drop of 3% KOH (potassium hydroxide) to the leftover of our colony that we chose earlier to see if the mixture becomes viscous and forms a string. We recorded our observation and moved on to incubating our live culture on the EMB-lactose and PEA. Vancomycin wasn’t available to be used. We added our live culture to the EMB-lactose and PEA and added sterile beads to spread the bacterial cells all over the surfaces of the two agars and removed the beads and incubated the two agars. While the agars were

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    References: Anwar‚ R.‚ Botchu‚ R.‚ Viegas‚ M.‚ Animashawun‚ Y.‚ Shashidhara‚ S.‚ & Slater‚ G. R. (2006). Preoperative methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) screening: An effective method to control MRSA infections on elective orthopaedics wards. Surgical Practice‚ 10(4)‚ 135-137. doi:10.1111/j.1744-1633.2006.00314.x Stefansdottir‚ A.‚ Robertsson‚ O.‚ W-Dahl‚ A.‚ Kiernan

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    Microbiology! 1) Groups of Organisms (7): Eukaryote: TRUE nucleus 1. Fungi 4. Bacteria 2. Algae 5. Rickettsia 3. Protozoa ! Prokaryote: NO Nucleus Ribosome is the only Organelle 6. Mycoplasma (7. Viruses: No cell structure‚ ARE NOT CELLS) Microorganisms are: ! UBIQUITOUS! ! HARMLESS IN THEIR NORMAL HABITAT ! OPPORTUNISTIC (If they leave their normal habitat and get into us) 2) Roles of Microorganisms: (Bacteria and Fungi are “Semi-Good”) - digestion -

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    1. Microbiology ⁃ M microscope ⁃ I independent unit ⁃ C comparatively less complex ⁃ R rapid rate of reproduction ⁃ O omnipresent ⁃ humans are living repositories of bacteria/microbes ⁃ borne sterile ⁃ microbe on all surface area of the body ⁃ sterile areas: eyes‚ brain‚ spinal cord‚ bones‚ kidney‚ internal organs ⁃ mutualistic relationship: we provide site and nutrient and microbes provide vitamin‚ aid in food digestion ⁃ division of microbial world ⁃ living component: organism

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    CORRECTED COPY HEALTH HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE PATTERN DUE TO ANTIMICROBIAL MISUSE IN AFRICA BY SAIKI ADINOYI MUSA A GRADUATE SEMINAR PRESENTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH‚ FACULTY OF CLINICAL SCIENCES‚ COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES‚ UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN‚ ILORIN‚ KWARA STATE‚ NIGERIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTERS DEGREE IN PUBLIC HEALTH (MPH) SUPERVISOR PROF. A. O. AWOYEMI MB.BS (Ibadan)‚ MPH (Lagos)

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    Clostridium difficile is treated with oral Metronidazole or Vancomycin for 10-14 days. Metronidazole is preferred over Vancomycin for the treatment of mild C. difficile infection in children due to its lower cost and comparable effectiveness. Treatment of reactive arthritis depends on disease activity‚ functional status‚ and quality of life of

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