Category: Antibiotic
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Experiment: Bacteria vs Antibiotics
Hypothesis and objectives The experiment aimed to test the reaction of bacteria towards some antibiotics and determine effectiveness of those antibiotics in treating some diseases. The effectiveness of the antibiotic was determined by carrying an experiment on three bacteria under the same temperature. The hypothesis of the experiment was: Ho: The entire four antibiotics react…
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Animal Pest Resistance to Antibiotics
The latest advances in such fields as biotechnology, genetic research, as well as pharmaceutical discoveries have resulted in a series of unexpected outcomes. Hence, scientists point out the increased level of drug resistance in certain bacteria and animals. In other words, some of the strains of bacteria have become completely resistant to antibiotics. As a…
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Antibiotic Resistance: Effects of Antibiotic Resistance
Abstract Antibiotic resistance has become a public issue that is both costly and horrifying. The diverse studies undertaken have established this phenomenon is becoming hard to control due to what scientists define as mutation. Therefore, antibiotic resistance should be taken seriously. Also more appropriate measures should be put in place to sensitize both public and…
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Teixobactin: The New Antibiotic
The research study under consideration is a report focusing on teixobactin a new cell wall inhibitor that is obtained from a screen of uncultured bacteria that grow in diffusion chambers (Ling et al. 455). The authors have chosen to study the potential and efficacy of the new compound because they believe that any new…
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Probiotics Use by a Patient on Antibiotics
Within the digestive system, there are about 100 trillion bacteria, both good and harmful, which are referred to as the gut microbiota (Harvard Health Publishing). Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a type of harmful bacteria that can cause anything from diarrhea to life-threatening colon inflammation. Jane became among the unlucky who developed this disease. C.…
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Antibiotics: Resistant Microbes
Once antibiotics start being used, resistant microbes appear. This marks the start of the journey to the end of the antibiotics usefulness. This resistance cannot be prevented and scientists have tried to research on its causes. The resistance occurs in both harmful and harmless bacteria. Most bacteria are found in the environment where they interact…
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Pharmacology and Influence of Antibiotics
Abstract This paper is a valuable summary of the critical foundations of pharmacology theory. Throughout the essay, both the fundamental conceptual concepts of science and the science-based properties of drugs are described. In particular, the paper discussed the beneficial properties of probiotics, onion, and elderberry extracts. Natural Medicine Paper The study of natural medicine is…
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Health Education Program on Antibiotic Resistance
Table of Contents Introduction Antibiotic Resistance Health Education Program Conclusion References Introduction Antibiotics have been used for the past seven decades to treat patients suffering from various bacterial infections. The antibiotics have been used for long and hence the bacterial organisms they are supposed to kill have been adapting to them. The result has been…
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The Use of Antibiotics in the Treatment
A 41-year-old female presents to the doctors office you work at complaining of a sore throat and headache. Upon examination, she is diagnosed with a virus that is currently prevalent in the area she works. She is told to rest and drink liquids until the virus has run its course. She becomes irate and tells…
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Antibiotic Resistance Mechanisms in Bacteria
Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Shortly after the introduction of the parent antibiotic penicillin to clinical practice, a report came for bacteria becoming insensitive. These were the earliest reports of bacterial resistance to antibiotics. These reports were not considered significant as lab studies displayed that such resistance can be overcome…