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    Enterococcus Faecalis

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    faecalis Gram + Oxygen class: facultative anaerobe Temperature class: mesophile – they can grow in the range of 10 °C - 45 °C pH class: can grow at a pH range of (4.6 – 9.9) with the optimum at 7.5 Enterococci can survive very harsh environments including extreme alkaline pH 9.6 and salt concentrations (basic). Environment: They can found in the intestines of humans‚ particularly within the large bowel. They also are a natural part of the intestinal

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    Antibiotic Resistance

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    Some important examples include penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae‚ vancomycin-resistant enterococci‚ methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus‚ multi-resistant Salmonella typhi‚ Shigella dysenteriae‚ Neisseria gonorrhea‚ Pseudomonas aeruginosa and multi-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The development of resistance to drugs commonly used to treat P. falciparum malaria is of particular concern

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    Superbug Research Paper

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    Any species of bacteria can turn into a superbug. A superbug is a strain of bacteria that is resistant to antibiotics. According to webmd.com "Every year‚ about 2 million people get sick from a superbug‚ according to the CDC. About 23‚000 die. Earlier this year‚ an outbreak of CRE (carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae) linked to contaminated medical tools sickened 11 people at two Los-Angeles area hospitals. Two people died‚ and more than 200 others may have been exposed." This has become a serious

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    Objective: The target of this study was to evaluate the anthelmintic and antimicrobial activity of synthesissed quinoxaline-2‚3-Dione. Methods: The anthelmintic activity of selected newly synthesized 2‚ 3-dioxo-1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4-tetrahydro quinoxaline-6-sulfonyl benzimidazole (s) were performed on adult earthworm (Pheretima Posthuma). The observation was made for the time taken to paralysis and/or death of individual worms up to four hours of the test period. Paralysis was said to occur when the worms

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    C.Diff

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    Clostridium Difficile (C.diff) Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Clostridium Difficle is a nosocomial infection acquired mostly in hospitals. In 2005 it was consider the most precarious infection to bombard North American in a decade. Armed with knowledge about the infection‚ transmission‚ environmental factors‚ alternative treatments‚ prevention and ways to control C.diff healthcare workers can better be prepared to help fight the spread of this deadly infection. A C.Diff‚ its transmission

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    Isolation Precaution

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    Infection Prevention Infection control is one of the important issues in healthcare settings. Many of the normal flora organisms in our body system react to antibiotics‚ which makes these organisms resistant to antibiotic treatment. Teaching infection control through learning of isolation precaution can decrease the spread of infection in critical care units. The goal of this project is to ensure each person understands the different isolation precautions and practices to minimize the spread

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    Isonaizd Research Paper

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    TREATING TB. Keep in mind that Isonaizd(INH) is the established treatment for preventive therapy ‚ and the usual regimen is up to 300mg daily for adults. You can keep pts on for 6 months or 12 months with a positive CXR. Always give vitB6 when treating pts with INH. If there is a suspected resistance then use Rifampin (RIF) alone or in combo with the said INH. How do we treat current CLASSES III & IV diseases. The first line medications are used in combinations since these tend to delay

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    centers or outpatient surgical centers‚ and others. They are the most common complication of clinical setting‚ they affect 4% of patients. There are many types of healthcare-associated infections such as Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)‚ Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE)‚ Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI)‚ Clostridium difficile Infection (C. difficile)‚ and Surgical Site Infection (SSI) (CDPH‚ 2016). According to the CDC two million of patients are affected

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    GMO-Green Revolution

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    TITLE: DISCUSSION ESSAY: GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD IS THE NEW ’GREEN REVOLUTION’ WITH ADVANTAGES IN AGRIBUSINESS AND CONSUMERS. GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD IS THE NEW “GREEN REVOLUTION” WITH ADVANTAGES IN AGRIBUSINESS AND CONSUMERS. INTRODUCTION Genetically modified foods are foods derived from genetically modified plants produced by genetic engineering technology. The technology allows genes to be transferred from one organism into the other and can occur between unrelated species

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    MRSA Pathophysiology

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    Transmission and epidemiology of MRSA: current perspectives Maggi Banning Abstract Staphylococcus aureus is a Gram-positive bacterium that developed resistance to the penicillin derivative tnethicillin. Subsequently‚ methicillin-resistant S. aureus {MRSA) emerged as a bacterium that became less susceptible to the actions of methicillin and thus developed the ability to colonize and cause life-threatening infections. Globally.‚ MRSA continues to cause hospital-acquired infections which are becoming

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