What can be done to prevent the spread of these resistant microbes in the hospital?

Q: What is an opportunistic pathogen?

A: A pathogen is bacteria, virus, or other microorganisms that can cause disease

Q: What is the importance of an antimicrobial removal device (ARD) blood culture system?

A: The antimicrobial removal device is used to remove the antibiotics which which are present as a…

Q: Are the bacteria that cause Lyme disease likely to develop antibiotic resistance? Why or why not

A: Antibiotic resistance refers to the phenomenon in which certain bacteria and fungi develop…

Q: What type of antiviral drugs are used for influenza virus infection? How does it work the drug?

A: The respiratory infection caused by the influenza virus is called influenza. It causes fever, severe…

Q: What is the importance of Plastic syringes ?

A: Syringes are composed of three parts barrel, plunger and tip. Plunger or piston is tightly fitted to…

Q: How could colony-stimulating factors be used as a therapy?

A: colony-stimulating factors are used as a  many therapies :

Q: Why did it take so long for scientists to figure out that infections are caused by bacteria? What…

A: Bacteria is prokaryotic microorganism.

Q: Why is it necessary to obtain an acute and aconvalescent blood sample to monitor infections?

A: Immune system protects the body against infection. It is a complex network of cells and proteins.…

Q: What are blood born pathogens and how can it be prevented

A: Disease-causing microorganisms are pathogens.

Q: what practical importance are air-borne microorganisms to the laboratory workers?  What precautions…

A: Air is the carrier of many microbes. These microbes that are suspended in air particles are called…

Q: Why is it a mistake to use the same syringe, even with a new, sterile needle?

A: Injections are used for administration of drugs, contraceptives, vaccines or any other therapeutic…

Q: What is the connection between certain antimicrobial drugs and superinfections?

A: A microorganism develops an adaptive response towards antimicrobial drugs and is called drug…

Q: What are opportunistic microorganisms?

A: Microorganisms are ultramicroscopic organisms that mainly found as unicellular, multicellular or as…

Q: Why does intravenous administration of a bicarbonate solution raise theplasma pH?

A: The body maintains the pH within a normal range with the help of buffer systems.

Q: Why are gram-positive bacteria typically more resistant than gram-negative bacteria to…

A: Bacteria are found everywhere. They can survive almost every where including bottom of oceans, our…

Q: How do pathogenic microbes successfully invade the body systems and cause infections or diseases to…

A: In order to cause a disease, a microbe must achieve four steps. These steps are known as stages of…

Q: What are the different groups of microbes that can affect human? Explain each how do they cause…

A: Microbes or microorganisms are infectious agents that cause diseases in humans. They are tiny…

Q: Which pathogen is most likely to be treated with antibiotics?

A: Antibiotics are a particular type of medicine that helps stop infections caused by bacteria. They…

Q: Why was it necessary to also test the patients for HBV and HIV? Why is it a mistake to use the same…

A: Ans: HBV is the Hepatitis B virus and HIV is the Human immunodeficiency virus. These two are highly…

Q: How do microfi lariae get into the blood?

A: Microfilariae is an early stage in the life cycle of certain parasitic nematodes belonging to the…

Q: What do I already know about antibiotics?

A: Antimicrobial agents are those agent which inhibit the growth or kilss the microorganisms such as…

Q: Why do you think are IV solutions given to a patient?

A: Intravenous fluid therapy involves infusion of several products such as intravenous solutions,…

Q: Why is it important to use sterile practices when working with microorganisms?

A: Microscopic organisms such as bacteria, fungi (mold and yeast), protists, archaea, algae,…

Q: Why are certain gram-negative bacteria more resistant than gram-positive bacteria to antimicrobials…

A: Gram-negative bacteria are characterized by the presence of thin peptidoglycan cell wall. The…

Q: What are two reasons microbes will produce toxins?

A: Introduction :- Toxins produced by microorganisms such as bacteria, fungus, protozoa,…

Q: What are the raw materials of anti-aging serum ? Please answer at your own words.

A: Anti-aging serums and creams are popular in the market due to their repairing and replenishing…

Q: what are some methods that may be used to prevent transmission of tuberculosis?

A: Tuberculosis(TB)  It is a potentially fatal contagious disease that can affect almost any part of…

Q: Why is it a mistake to use the same syringe, even with new , sterile needles?

A: Contamination is the presence of any impurity, constituent, or any unwanted element that can infect,…

Q: Why is the nervous system vulnerable to microbial invasion?

A: Answer:  Nervous system = This is the part of the vertebrates where it controls the coordination…

Q: What is the purpose of the antimicrobial susceptibility test? What information can you gather from…

A: Antimicrobial tests are used to determine which specific antibiotics a particular bacteria or fungus…

Q: As a nurse, how can you explain to people the role of IgG and IgM during an infection?

A: Teaching people regarding health and disease is one of the important roles that the nurses have. So…

Q: Discuss the three reasons why infection may not occur after microbes enter the body.

A: The microbe utilizes the body to sustain, reproduce and colonize itself. These pathogenic tiny…

Q: Why are antibiotics important ? Why do we need them when we are ill? Include website/source used.

A: Why are antibiotics important?

Q: Explain why a person whose blood test shows an abnormallylow leukocyte count should be given an…

A: *A person whose blood test shows an abnormally low leukocyte count is considered immunocompromised…

Q: What are the prevention methods against tuberculosis today?

A: The bacterial disease responsible for affecting the lungs can be described as tuberculosis. This…

Q: Why are some scientists reluctant to say that the Berlin Patient is cured?

A: It was written in paper in 2010 that a patient popularly named as "Berlin patient" was cured of HIV…

Q: Can caffeic acid be used to treat cytomegalovirus CMV? Explain.

A: Caffeic acid is a chemical found in many plants and foods. Coffee is the primary source of caffeic…

Q: In this case, bacteria were introduced to the patient’s muscles through an injection. How else might…

A: The infection of bone and muscles are relatively rare because they are present deep inside the body.…

Q: Where are antibiotics utilized for other than in the treatment of infections

A: Antibiotics are a chemical substances used for the control of microbial infections in an organism.…

Q: Why does an AIDS patient suffer from many infections?

A: AIDS is called as the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. It is a global health problem. It is a…

Q: Please explain why you would, most likely, get sick when you touch a contaminated surface with your…

A: Immunity is the ability of the body to provide protection against harmful pathogens. There are two…

Q: How is it that we are not in a state of continuous infection from the microbes we encounter every…

A: Immunology is the branch of science which deals with the study of the immune system, immune response…

Q: Why are there different types of haemolytic reactions?

A: Introduction:- A hemolytic transfusion response is a potentially fatal complication that can develop…

Q: If an infectious agent is sensitive to several antimicrobial drugs, what other considerations might…

A: Any compound that inhibits the growth of microorganisms or kills them is called as antimicrobial.…