MICROBIOLOGY-MASTERING MICRO.-ACCESS
MICROBIOLOGY-MASTERING MICRO.-ACCESS
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780321802705
Author: Tortora
Publisher: PEARSON
bartleby

Videos

Question
Book Icon
Chapter 26, Problem 1CAE
Summary Introduction

Introduction:

Gonorrhea is a common communicable disease caused by the Neisseria gonorrhoeae. N gonorrhoeae is a gram-negative diplococcus.

Case summary:

Healthy 19 year old woman suffered from nausea, vomiting, headache and neck stiffness. Cerebrospinal fluid and cervical culture showed gram-negative diplococci in leukocytes, however blood culture shows negative.

Symptoms and diagnosis of this case:

Symptoms: Nausea, vomiting, headache and neck stiffness.

Diagnosis: Cerebrospinal fluid and cervical culture showed gram-negative diplococcic in leukocytes, however, blood culture shows negative.

About the disease:

Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted infection caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae. It spreads infection through oral and sexual contacts. It affectseyes, rectum, urethra and cervix. The infection is more common in women compared to men. Gonorrhea is treated with cephalosporins.

Blurred answer
Students have asked these similar questions
How did the color differences between the two bacterial species you used in this experiment help you determine if the streak plate method you performed was successful?
series of two-point crosses were carried out among six loci (a, b, c, d, e and f), producing the following recombination frequencies. According to the data below, the genes can be placed into how many different linkage groups? Loci a and b Percent Recombination 50 a and c 14 a and d 10 a and e 50 a and f 50 b and c 50 b and d 50 b and e 35 b and f 20 c and d 5 c and e 50 c and f 50 d and e 50 d and f 50 18 e and f Selected Answer: n6 Draw genetic maps for the linkage groups for the data in question #5. Please use the format given below to indicate the genetic distances. Z e.g. Linkage group 1=P____5 mu__Q____12 mu R 38 mu 5 Linkage group 2-X_____3 mu__Y_4 mu sanight
What settings would being able to isolate individual bacteria colonies from a mixed bacterial culture be useful?
Knowledge Booster
Background pattern image
Biology
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, biology and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Recommended textbooks for you
Text book image
Basic Clinical Laboratory Techniques 6E
Biology
ISBN:9781133893943
Author:ESTRIDGE
Publisher:Cengage
Text book image
Body Structures & Functions
Biology
ISBN:9781285695495
Author:Scott
Publisher:Cengage
Text book image
Body Structures & Functions Updated
Biology
ISBN:9780357191606
Author:Scott
Publisher:Cengage
Text book image
Curren'S Math For Meds: Dosages & Sol
Nursing
ISBN:9781305143531
Author:CURREN
Publisher:Cengage
Text book image
Medical Terminology for Health Professions, Spira...
Health & Nutrition
ISBN:9781305634350
Author:Ann Ehrlich, Carol L. Schroeder, Laura Ehrlich, Katrina A. Schroeder
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Text book image
Lifetime Physical Fitness & Wellness
Health & Nutrition
ISBN:9781337677509
Author:HOEGER
Publisher:Cengage
Serology 101: Testing for IgG and IgM antibodies; Author: Beckman Coulter Dx;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtqKB-qpJrs;License: Standard youtube license