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October 06, 2017Posted: October 06, 2017Read More
On September 6th, 2017, the organization known as PETA or the People for the ethical treatment of animals called out to their vegan brethren to donate their stool…for SCIENCE! [1] For those who are unaware, Fecal Microbiota Transplants or FMT’s are a relatively new but promising treatment for individuals who have had their guts ravaged by the pathogenic...
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September 22, 2017Posted: September 22, 2017Read More
A vaginal epithelial cell infected with multiple Gram negative and positive bacterial species including G. vaginalis, indicative of Bacterial Vaginosis (BV).Urinary tract infections are a result of bacteria entering the urinary tract through the urethra. When these bacteria arrive at the bladder, they begin to multiply, leading to an infection. In most cases, the urinary system can usually...
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September 15, 2017Posted: September 15, 2017Read MoreMy wife is eight months pregnant and her due date is creeping ever closer with each passing day. In this last month, many preparations are being made in our home. We have assembled the cradle, put away the copious amount of clothes our generous parents have given us (it's our first child), and the house has never been so clean. My wife is also making her own personal preparations. She is eating extremely...
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August 11, 2017Posted: August 11, 2017Read MoreConcerns about antimicrobial resistance have been growing for many years. At one point it seemed as though we were out of options -organisms were becoming resistant to all antibiotics on the market and no new drugs were being produced. A healthy return on investment for an antibiotic was lacking. The cost to develop a new drug is currently over $1 billion. Bacteria would become resistant and make the... -
May 08, 2017Posted: May 08, 2017Read MoreIf one antibiotic resistant bacteria that makes the news often, it is MRSA. Whether it be the recent
infection of newborns at a major clinic or the infection of a national football team due to improper cleaning of gym equipment, MRSA accrues a lot of airtime. MRSA stands for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Staphylococcus aureus is most commonly...
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April 17, 2017Posted: April 17, 2017Read MoreIn 1968, Hektoen Enteric (HE) Agar was introduced by the Hektoen Institute of Chicago. HE agar is a selective and differential agar used for the culture of Salmonella and Shigella from patient stool samples. HE agar contains indicators of lactose fermentation and hydrogen sulfide production, while possessing inhibitors to prevent the growth of Gram-positive bacteria....
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March 29, 2017Posted: March 29, 2017Read MoreSome species of streptococci are unique in that they are classified or grouped according to the antigenic structure of their cell walls. Ever wondered how this was discovered? In this article, we will explore the history of how strep grouping came to be in common usage today.
The genus Streptococcus contains many pathogens from numerous body sites. Over 50 species of these gram-positive cocci...
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March 06, 2017Posted: March 06, 2017Read MoreBoyd Woodruff was the son of an East Coast farmer whose ground-breaking research served as a lynch pin for fellow scientists to be able to harvest a plethora of lifesaving antibiotics from every day soil.
Known simply as Boyd, he loved to read and explore the world around him. However, it was not until he was a senior in high school and had to take chemistry that he discovered his true passion...
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March 03, 2017Posted: March 03, 2017Read MoreWith Clostridium difficile infections (CDI) on the rise among hospital acquired infections across America in hospitals and care facilities, infection control specialists have been scrambling to prevent the acceleration of this toxic and destructive bacterium. Where does CDI come from? Where is it going? How can we avoid it? With nearly half a million impacted yearly from this infection...
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October 25, 2016Posted: October 25, 2016Read MoreThe average soccer ball is about 1.6 million times bigger than a grain of sand. A grain of sand is about a million times
bigger than a single
bacterial cell, and a single bacterial cell can be 40 to 100 times bigger than a norovirus... -
June 15, 2016Posted: June 15, 2016Read MoreGiven the prevalence of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) in the United States, several companies are making efforts to develop technologies to reduce the occurrence of HAIs. In a multistate point-prevalence survey of health care-associated infections in published in 2014, it was estimated that there were about 648,000 patients with 721,800 health care-associated infections in U.S. acute care...
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August 28, 2015Posted: August 28, 2015Read MoreOn September 13th, 2009 a University of Chicago researcher, Malcom Casadaban, was admitted to a local hospital due to fever, aches, cough and shortness of breath. Blood tests indicated renal failure, severely elevated white blood cell count, and a left shift in the ratio of immature to mature neutrophils. Blood smears indicated bacteremia. The patient was treated with vancomycin and pipercillin/tazobactam...
