control even when she visits her clients at their homes. One of her client has an open wound on her abdomen‚ which usually drains. She took a sample for doing culture of her wound‚ which revealed that a methicillin resistant microorganism staphylococcus aureus exists in her wound. She meets the standards of infection control and prevention and tried to reduce the risk of transmission of infection to herself‚ the client and to the client’s immediate family member (since they were living in proximity
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Microbiology Coursework: Bacillus cereus After investigation following on outbreak of food poisoning at a pizza restaurant‚ it was found that all suffers had consumed a portion of side salad from the self-service salad bar alongside their main dish. Subsequently‚ this was further traced to a rice salad. Environmental Health Officers investigating this outbreak suspected it may have been caused by Bacillus cereus (B. cereus). The presence of large numbers of B. cereus in a food is indicative
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Labset One Worksheet 1. Label and describe the function of each of the following parts of the microscope (7) A. The ocular lens/eyepiece transmits and magnifies the image from the objective lens to the eye. B. The body tube transmits the image from the objective lens to the ocular lens. C. The nosepiece is a rotating mount holding many objective lenses. D. The objective lens is the primary lens that gathers as much light as possible from the specimen and brings it to a bright focus
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Lab Management Assignment Hand Sanitizer 2012 xxx [Pick the date] HAND SANITISER * * A hand sanitizer or hand antiseptic is a supplement or alternative to hand washing with soap and water. * Various preparations are available‚ including gel‚ foam‚ and liquid solutions. * The active ingredient in hand sanitizers may be isopropanol‚ ethanol‚ n-propanol‚ povidone-iodine. * Inactive ingredients in alcohol rubs typically include a thickening agent such as polyacrylic
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1. Your Herbarium collection should consist of: • At least 8 weed mounted specimens‚ each specimen with a complete label. A standard artists Sketch Book approximately 37 x 27 cm (or A3) has suitable pages on which to mount specimens. Mounting of specimens may be done with good quality tape (archival 3M)‚ water-soluble glue such as PVA wood glue or sewing using dental tape. • Your specimens should include: 8 specimens (min.) of declared weeds. • All material should be ideally in a reproductive
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iv. Spirogyra v. Penicillum mycelium condidiophores vi. Cladophora vii. Volvox viii. Paramecium caudatum ix. Escherichia coli x. Bacillus subtilis xi. Staphylococcus aureus xii. Aspergillus condidiophores xiii. Amoeba Proteus
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION The industrial attachment is an important part of the course structure of the university. This is the time students appreciate the theoretical work done in the lecture halls when seen practically. This attachment introduces the student to the outside world in terms of working experience and also prepares them for the future. The department of applied biology therefore introduced the industrial attachment program in its learning curriculum to give students a chance to combine
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Pneumonia is a common disease‚ which occurs in all age groups. However‚ pneumonia is the leading cause of death in elderly‚ people who are chronically and terminally ill‚ and children under five years old worldwide. It can result from a variety of causes‚ including infection with bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi‚ or parasites‚ and chemical or physical injury to the lungs. Pneumonia is an irregular inflammatory condition of the lung. It is often described as inflammation and abnormal fluid filling of the
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differential of >80% is highly suggestive for chronic infection about a THA [16]. Additionally‚ the onset of symptoms in relation to the primary operation can help identify the causative organism. Early (12 months) infections are commonly due to staphylococcus aureus‚ while delayed (3 to 12 months) infections are commonly due to propionibacterium species [17-19]. In an effort to increase diagnostic yield and decrease false-negative cultures‚ patients should stop antibiotics for a minimum of 2 weeks prior
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fully lyse the blood go through beta-hemolysis. Bacteria that partially lyse the blood go through alpha-hemolysis‚ and bacteria that doesn’t lyse at all goes through gamma hemolysis. A yellow color develops around S. aureus on MSA (3) The pathogenic species of staphylococcus ferment mannitol and produce acid which turns the pH indicator
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