Clostridium tetani

The lifesaving drug do not work as well as they once did”. Our body gets used to it and the surviving bacteria evolve and pass down their genes generation to generation. “treating common infections becomes more difficult”. Right now the season is winter, and this is when we are most prone to biotic infections. Antibiotics “can cause more harm than good”. It risks us getting antibiotic-resistant in the future. In an article “pencrtration of brain abscess by systemically administered antibiotics”…

Stacy Zemlicka Rasmussen College Author Note This research is being submitted Aug 2, 2015, Sallie Vance’ Surgical Pharmacology I believe in using antibiotics because they are strong medicines that are used to treat infections, including life threatening diseases. The antibiotics can help treat so many bacterial diseases such as viruses caused by colds, like the flu and most coughs and sore throats, ear aches or cancer issues. But not all antibiotics work against all…

World renowned scientist Alexander Fleming said, “It is the lone worker who makes the first advance in a subject, the details may be worked out by a team, but the prime idea is due to enterprise, thought, and perception of an individual” (“Alexander”). Following his own advice, Fleming noticed something inhibiting bacterial growth in his petri dish and extracted the substance. Fleming discovered penicillin, the world’s first antibiotic that would eventually save countless numbers of lives…

Clostridium Difficile comes from the genus clostridium and forms gram positive rods that form anaerobic spores. Clostridium difficile (C. Diff) is better known as the etiological agent causing a condition called “Enterocolitis” (pseudomembranous enterocolitis) which is caused by a bacterium that inflames the colon. Pseudomembranous enterocolitis is an acute case of inflammation with a plaque like adhesion of necrotic debris and mucous adhered to the damaged superficial mucosa of the intestine.…

form of food poisoning caused by the microorganism Clostridium botulinum. Clostridium botulinum is a gram-positive bacterium, bacillus in shape, and is an obligate anaerobe.1 The bacterium can produce endospores, making it resistant to microbial control methods. Clostridium botulinum survives in nonliving reservoirs1 . It is commonly found in soil and large bodies of water. The classification of the bacteria is shown below in table 1. Clostridium botulinum is very harmful to humans in that it…

Introduction A. Throughout the history of perfecting modern medicine, there have been many medical breakthroughs that have changed the perception of medical treatment. B. Medline Plus describes botox or botulinum toxin as a type of drug created by clostridium botulinum, a bacterium that blocks nerve communication between muscles, causing the muscles to paralyze and not contract. C. There are many misconceptions about the idea of botox and its effectiveness. Cosmetically, botox has been known to…

Bacterial infections, which are common today, used to kill those who were infected. Bonnie Bassler, a professor at Princeton University, states that “our quality of life and our longevity improved enormously” (Bassler, n.d.) after the mass production of Antibiotics began. Antibiotics are a category of medication made from bacteria; these medications are designed to eliminate bacterial infections. The prolonged use of antibiotics is hazardous for the human body and could have negative…

Antibiotic Resistance: A Battle to be Fought or a Lost Cause? One of the most controversial issues in the modern scientific world is whether or not antibiotic use, specifically in humans, should be more heavily regulated. It is a question which people have begun asking more and more in recent years as the understanding of antimicrobial resistance continues to unravel itself. Antibiotics are a class of medicine that fight off infections by targeting microorganisms, and they have contributed…

3. What is the impact of the policy to this institution (economic, implementation, services, etc.)? The objective of the Joint Commission standard is to focus on quality improvement, not blame. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has recently instituted new standards to encourage facilities to focus on infection control. Factoring in, all hospitals are required by the Joint Commission to demonstrate compliance with hand washing practices. The handwashing practices…

ed.). Philadelphia, PA, United States: Elsevier Health Sciences. Chopra, T., & Goldstein, E. J. C. (2015). Clostridium difficile infection in long-term care facilities: A call to action for Antimicrobial stewardship. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 60(suppl 2), S72–S76. doi:10.1093/cid/civ053 Gerding, D. N., Muto, C. A., & Owens, Jr., R. C. (2008). Measures to control and prevent Clostridium difficile infection. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 46(s1), S43–S49. doi:10.1086/521861 Retrieved October…