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The statement is TRUE.
A vegetative inoculum of C. difficile is easily destroyed by stomach acid.
However, C. difficile is a gram-positive and spore-forming anaerobic bacillus. The spores are acid-resistant, and they are not affected by the gastric pH.
O Vitamin E is easily destroyed by heat and óxygem QUESTION 29 Vitamin K is associated...
O Vitamin E is easily destroyed by heat and óxygem QUESTION 29 Vitamin K is associated with all of the following accept: Strong bones and teeth. OBlood Clotting Hemophilia and other hemorrhagic diseases. Notable sources are green leafy vegetables, cabbage type vegetables and milk Vitamin K is synthesized in the Gl tract. Click Save and Submit to save and submit. Click Save All Answers to save all answers
Describe a detail all alternative treatments to pan-resistant Streptococci What antibiotics leads to Clostridium difficile infections? How are resistant C. difficile infections treated How do these v...
Describe a detail all alternative treatments to pan-resistant Streptococci What antibiotics leads to Clostridium difficile infections? How are resistant C. difficile infections treated How do these viruses(Influenza A and B viruses.) become resistant to the anti-viral drugs used to treat them?
51) This is usually the first bacteria that a baby encounters as it passes through the...
51) This is usually the first bacteria that a baby encounters as it passes through the birth canal A) E. coli B) L. lactis C) S. aureus D) C. difficile
There has been a sudden increase in watery diarrhea on a medical unit and Clostridium difficile...
There has been a sudden increase in watery diarrhea on a medical unit and Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is now suspected. As an Infection Preventionist (IP), you have been asked to advise the medical team about laboratory tests for C. difficile. Which of the following statements regarding laboratory testing for C. difficile is/are accurate? I. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests approved by the Food and Drug Administration have high sensitivity and specificity for testing the presence of toxin-producing C. difficileorganisms....
Please use the picture of Clostridium difficile pathogenesis to fill in the following table: ( VF--...
Please use the picture
of Clostridium difficile pathogenesis to fill in the
following table: ( VF-- Virulence Factors)
VF Factor
Molecule/Structure
Ability/Action
VF Characteristic
Allows C. difficile to move through mucous
Hydrolytic enzymes
Survive acid of stomach
Capsule
Increase vascular permeability
Clostridium difficile spores and vegetative cells are ingested • Spores Vegetative cells Most vegetative cells are killed in the stomach, but spores can survive the acid environment C. difficile multiplies in the colon Stomach Colon Small bowel Gut mucosa...
- 13. Discuss MRSA, VRE, and C. difficile Lô True or False 6 1. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococ-...
- 13. Discuss MRSA, VRE, and C. difficile Lô True or False 6 1. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococ- cus aureus (MRSA) is almost always spread by direct physical contact. s Once vancomycin-resistant enterococ- cus (VRE) is established, it is relatively easy to get rid of it. ở MRSA can be spread through indirect contact by touching objects contami- nated by a person with MRSA. Handwashing will not help control the spread of MRSA. VRE causes life-threatening infections in people with weak immune...
Stool specimens for a patient were exmained and found to be positive for C. difficile toxins....
Stool specimens for a patient were exmained and found to be positive for C. difficile toxins. The isolate was further tested for in vitro sensitivity to moxifloaxin and found to have a MIC of >32 ug/ml. Define what a MIC of >32 ug/ml means, what result would be expected and what this result reveals about the examined strains?
QUESTION 7 More frequent cases of severe C. difficile infection since 2003 is attributed to problems...
QUESTION 7 More frequent cases of severe C. difficile infection since 2003 is attributed to problems with hospital hygiene and increased transmission the increased use of probiotics. dietary changes in the human population the emergence of more virulent and toxigenic strains.
Describe the nursing management of nausea and vomiting. Describe the BRAT diet. Describe C-difficile: Provide the...
Describe the nursing management of nausea and vomiting. Describe the BRAT diet. Describe C-difficile: Provide the nursing care (including isolation) and client concerns for safety. Explain the condition Hiatal Hernia, the defining characteristics, nursing management, (including nutrition) and patient teaching regarding this disorder. Describe which hiatal hernia is considered a medical emergency and the complications of hiatal hernia.
Describe a detail all alternative treatments to pan-resistant Streptococci What antibiotics leads to Clostridium difficile infections?...
Describe a detail all alternative treatments to pan-resistant Streptococci What antibiotics leads to Clostridium difficile infections? How are resistant C. difficile infections treated How do these viruses(Influenza A and B viruses.) become resistant to the anti-viral drugs used to treat them?
O Vitamin E is easily destroyed by heat and óxygem QUESTION 29 Vitamin K is associated with all of the following accept: Strong bones and teeth. OBlood Clotting Hemophilia and other hemorrhagic diseases. Notable sources are green leafy vegetables, cabbage type vegetables and milk Vitamin K is synthesized in the Gl tract. Click Save and Submit to save and submit. Click Save All Answers to save all answers
51) This is usually the first bacteria that a baby encounters as it passes through the birth canal A) E. coli B) L. lactis C) S. aureus D) C. difficile
Please use the picture
of Clostridium difficile pathogenesis to fill in the
following table: ( VF-- Virulence Factors)
VF Factor
Molecule/Structure
Ability/Action
VF Characteristic
Allows C. difficile to move through mucous
Hydrolytic enzymes
Survive acid of stomach
Capsule
Increase vascular permeability
Clostridium difficile spores and vegetative cells are ingested • Spores Vegetative cells Most vegetative cells are killed in the stomach, but spores can survive the acid environment C. difficile multiplies in the colon Stomach Colon Small bowel Gut mucosa...
- 13. Discuss MRSA, VRE, and C. difficile Lô True or False 6 1. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococ- cus aureus (MRSA) is almost always spread by direct physical contact. s Once vancomycin-resistant enterococ- cus (VRE) is established, it is relatively easy to get rid of it. ở MRSA can be spread through indirect contact by touching objects contami- nated by a person with MRSA. Handwashing will not help control the spread of MRSA. VRE causes life-threatening infections in people with weak immune...
QUESTION 7 More frequent cases of severe C. difficile infection since 2003 is attributed to problems with hospital hygiene and increased transmission the increased use of probiotics. dietary changes in the human population the emergence of more virulent and toxigenic strains.
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