tomography scan are pending or because the patient is awaiting transfer. Concomitant therapy with dexamethasone initiated before or at the time of antimicrobial therapy has been demonstrated to improve morbidity and mortality in adults with Streptococcus pneumoniae infection. Within the United States‚ almost 30 percent of strains of pneumococci‚ the most common etiologic agent of bacterial meningitis‚ are not susceptible to penicillin. Among adults in developed countries‚ the mortality rate from
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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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Makati Medical Center College of Nursing DRUG STUDY Patient’s Name: M.D.C. Age: 42 y/o Medical Diagnosis: Leptospirosis Attending Physician/s: M.T Allergies: none Allergic Responses: none Prepared by: Shiela Guiquing |DRUG NAME |MECHANISM OF ACTION |RATIONALE FOR THIS PATIENT |ADVERSE DRUG EFFECT |NURSING IMPLICATIONS | |
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Meningitis Reagan Odom Baptist College of Health Sciences Abstract Meningitis is a life threatening infection that can be treated if caught early enough. This paper will summarize the causative organism‚ how it is transmitted‚ signs and symptoms‚ the pathogenesis‚ epidemiology‚ diagnosis‚ and the treatment and prevention for this disease. Keywords: bacterial‚ fungal‚ meningitis‚ viral Meningitis Meningitis (2011) describes meningitis as‚ “a serious inflammation of the meninges‚ the thin‚ membranous
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Name: Madison Gullatt Sect/Table: !/D Experiment 8 Report: Extracellular Enzymes Purpose: The purpose of this experiment is to perform a variety of different test and record the data from each test in relation to extracellular enzymes. Results: 1. Fill in the following tables with your observations. Note if the test is positive or negative for the enzyme. Also note the appearance of the colonies and/or media. This will include: the color of the medium immediately surrounding
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only two microorganisms‚ one is Gram positive and one is Gram negative‚ inside the test tube. The Gram positive possibilities are to be narrowed down from Bacillus cereus‚ Clostridium perfringens‚ Corynebacterium xerosis‚ Enterococcus faecalis‚ Streptococcus agalactaie‚ Staphylococcus aureus‚ and
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Medical Microbiology II - Laboratory Report 1 Aim: To successfully identify and differentiate Neisseria Species and Moraxella catarrhalis; i. detail the microscopic and cultural characteristics of the Neisseria spp. and Moraxella catarrhalis‚ ii. differentiate the Neisseria spp. and Moraxella catarrhalis associated with humans‚ iii. describe the isolation media used for Neisseria gonorrhoeae and give reasons why they are used‚ iv. recognize gram-negative diplococcic in urethral
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Pure Culture Techniques In this first lab‚ you will be learning some very fundamental and important techniques. As is the case with most things‚ shorts cuts usually get you in trouble. This is especially true in Microbiology. The techniques you will be learning tonight‚ if mastered correctly‚ will make your life and learning experience in Microbiology much easier‚ if you don’t pay attention and practice these techniques incorrectly‚ well then……? Today you will be learning the following techniques:
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MASINDE MULIRO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY P.O. BOX 190-50100 KAKAMEGA FACULTY OF SCIENCE DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES COURSE TILTE: INDUSTRIAL/FIELD ATTACHMENT COURSE CODE: SBL326 NAME: PAMELA K. MUKWEYI REG. No.: BTE/0517/08 DURATION: 9TH MAY – 20TH JULY 2012 SUBMISSION DATE: ATTACHMENT PLACE:CENTRE FOR MICROBIOLOGY RESEARCH- KEMRI Scope/purpose The Industrial Attachment program fulfils part of the requirement in pursuing the degree
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Introduction Identification and classification of bacteria is important to make easier manipulation on the bacteria for various purposes such as for medical‚ research‚ developmental‚ and biotechnicalfieldsThe cell wall is the basis for classification of bacteria according to the Gram stain. Accordingto the chemical make up of bacterial cell wall‚ a staining procedure‚ Gram stain‚ helps usclassify bacteria into two subgroups‚ The cell wall can stain either positive or negative‚depending on its chemistry
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