most common infection in the health care setting is Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) and it is associated with sky rocketing hospital costs‚ deaths and complications. (Zacharioudakis‚ et al.‚ 2015) According to studies released in the United States by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2015‚ the current economic burden of infectious C. difficile has become the most common microbial cause of recurrent antibiotic-associated diarrhea and other gastrointestinal illnesses and costs
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OBJECTIVE: 1. To distinguish the bacteria abilities to metabolize various substrates and end products formed. 2. To observe the growth of different bacteria species in term of structures and its morphology based on different chemical substance applied. 3. To observe physiological and immunological properties utilized by different species of bacteria. INTRODUCTION: Bacteria biochemical testing can determine the types and numbers in terms of colony forming units of bacteria present in a sample
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Livja Koka Anaerobic Bacteria In this experiment the purpose is to seek understanding between an organism and its use of oxygen. Oxygen is a very important part of the organisms’ survival. Oxygen has a tendency to form very reactive by-products inside a cell. These by-products create havoc by reacting with protein and DNA‚ thus inactivating them. Cells that are able to live in the presence of oxygen have evolved enzymes to cope with H2O2 and O2- and thus are not inhibited by O2. Also many anaerobes
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Infection Control and the Dental Practice The purpose of infection control in dental practice is to prevent the transmission of disease-producing agents such as bacteria‚ viruses and fungi from one patient to another patient‚ from dental practitioner and dental staff to patients‚ and from patients to dental practitioner or other dental staff. In dental practice‚ microorganisms may be inhaled‚ implanted‚ ingested‚ injected‚ or splashed onto the skin or mucosa. They can spread by direct contact
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Bacteria: a benefit or a hazard? Bacteria is something we are all reminded of on a daily basis by merely switching on our televisions where we are bombarded with advertisements for both ‘good’ and ‘bad’ bacteria. Contrary to the view of the past when only so-called ‘bad’ bacteria was ever talked about‚ so what has changed? This essay will address the facts about bacteria including methods used in identifying bacteria as well as looking at specific examples of how they can be both helpful and harmful
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The subject of my research paper is about Hospital Associated Infections. This isn’t as general topic as a lot of my classmates picked. Hai’s in the most basic sense is an infection that a patient acquires in a healthcare setting that didn’t have before they entered into the healthcare setting. I work in a hospital and hai’s are unfortunately very common in hospitals and more common than most people realize. I wanted to research this topic because I have seen the impact to patients when their health
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to downplay mental illnesses. They want to say “Oh‚ it’s not me or one of my loved ones‚ so it’s not important to me.” Or worse‚ some people say that they are faking it to get attention. There are many mental disorders ranging from anxiety‚ to eating disorders‚ to substance abuse and alcoholism. The ones that come to mind most often‚ though‚ are anxiety‚ depression‚ and schizophrenia. Many people kill themselves or others due to these three disorders. Anxiety is a very common mental disorder. There
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medications‚ foods we eat‚ and type of clothing that we use‚ you find many people struggling with yeast infections. It is also referred to as Candida. Women are the most hit though a few men too finds themselves in this mess. But have you realized that apart from the doctor’s medications there are natural ways one can end this menace? Try this homemade easy‚ and natural ways to smile again. 1.NATURAL YOGURT. Drinking a glass of natural yogurt‚ works best in suppressing the growth of yeast. Homemade
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Villarreal‚ Luis P. “Are Viruses Alive?” Scientific American‚ December 2004. In the article “Are Viruses Alive?‚” Luis P. Villarreal discusses the effects of viruses on life‚ while presenting different angles as to whether or not they are alive themselves and arguing about the impact viruses have had on evolution. Through a deeper understanding of viruses and their functions‚ the scientific community may come to fully appreciate viruses‚ whether they are living or non-living in themselves‚ as significant
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Bacteria Prac Aim: To observe the growth of bacteria on Agar plates Hypothesis: That the bacteria will grow in colonies throughout the agar plates except for the one with the anti-biotic loop because some will fight off the bacteria. Method: (Method taken from prac sheet) Plate 1: Use the swab to cover your entire agar plate in your bacteria. You only need one swab of bacteria but be careful to cover the entire surface of your agar in a layer of bacteria. Carefully place an Antibiotic Mastring
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