Molecular Characterization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Nasal Colonization and Infection Isolates in a Veterans Affairs Hospital Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) belongs to the genus Staphylococcus. It is Gram-positive‚ cocci shaped anaerobic bacteria that forms clusters and produces catalase‚ which catalyzes hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen. It contains a cell wall structure (including peptidoglycan and teichoic acid) and a low G + C content of DNA between 30-40 mol
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life threatening problems. "Most people who get a C. diff infection are getting medical care. The biggest risk factor is taking antibiotics. While antibiotics may cure the bacteria that are making you sick‚ the drugs can also knock out the healthy bacteria in your digestive tract. Then C. diff takes over." says webmd.com. As of 2011 C. diff was the cause of half a million infections in the United States.There are other bacterial infections that have a serious threat such as Multidrug-Resistant
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our nasal cavity are little hairs known as cilia which block dust and dirt from entering the nose and getting into the lungs. Sinusitis is the most common disease in America. CAUSES: * Sinusitis is usually associated with viral and bacterial infections * Can also be caused by allergies * Sinuses produce mucous which is moved out the sinuses into the nasal cavity through the help of the tiny hairs in our nose * These hair act like a conveyor belt while moving the mucous into the nasal
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August 23‚ 2015 Abstract A sore throat (pharyngitis) is a common problem and usually is caused by a viral or bacterial infection. Sore throat usually resolves on its own without complications in adults‚ although it is important to know when to seek medical attention. Strep Throat Poetry is a way of taking life by throat. - Robert Frost Strep throat is a bacterial infection that’s causes the back of the throat to be sure‚ scratchy‚ red‚ and inflamed in the human body. Most people develop symptoms
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diseases. Although a number of diseases fit neatly and entirely into one category‚ some seem to belong to more than one group and nevertheless some even combine elements of all types. Having all this in mind‚ six categories are frequently recognized: infections‚ inherited‚ degenerative‚ mental‚ human inflicted‚ and deficiency. From these six categories‚ “any disease may be acute…or chronic” (Susan 627). When a disease is acute‚ it means that it may appear suddenly and have a short time period while a disease
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Skin Syndrome StaphlococcusSystemic Infection of normal microbiotaDesquamation (peeling of the skin) Treatment: Antibiotics Frequent in hospital nurseries Necrotizing fasciitis Streptococcus Pyogenes“Flesh eating” Direct Contact Extensive soft-tissue destruction Virulent antibiotic resistant strain Severe infections can eat through skin in 6 hours Otis external (Swimmer’s ear) Pseudomonas aeruginosaSwimming pools‚ saunas‚ hot tubs External ear canal infection also prevalent in burn victims Conjunctivitis
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agents of infection may give determinations to the nervous system. Usually these are secondary locations of other infections in the body: infectious diseases‚ endocarditis‚ pulmonary and urinary infections‚ regional inflammations etc. The pathways by which pathogens reach the bodies nervous system are: through blood pressure‚ arteries or veins‚ dissemination of nearby (eg the sinuses‚ internal ear‚ etc..) or through neuronal extensions (rabies). There is the possibility of direct infection when we
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It is define as an Acute Infection Disease with a large number of atypical lymphocytes. Caused by the Epstein-Barr virus. There may be abnormal liver function and spleen enlargement. Infectious mononucleosis (mono) is often called the kissing disease. The virus that causes mono is transmitted through saliva‚ so you can get it through kissing‚ but you can also be exposed through a cough or sneeze‚ or by sharing a glass or food utensils with someone who has mono. However‚ mononucleosis isn’t as contagious
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Tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection that can easily spread and passed from one person to another through droplets in the air. It is usually spread through contact with an infected person who is actively coughing or talking. An infection is caused by the bacteria multiplying inside the body‚ causing the tissues and organs to be damaged. Without any treatment‚ half of those people living with active TB infection will die. (Geiter‚ 2000) According to World Health Organization
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bacteria can enter without difficulty and produce a life-threatening situation called sepsis. Infection is the most important reason of morbidity and mortality in burns. Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa are the most frequently colonizing bacteria whereas group-a beta-hemolytic streptococci are the most virulent bacteria and anaerobic bacteria as well as fungi are also common‚ viral infection is less prevalent (3‚ 4).
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