Quadrant 1 was then inoculated by swabbing the dish with the sterile swab. Caution was used so as not to contaminate any of the other quadrants. The other seven potential fomites were then swabbed and rubbed onto the petri dish in each correlating quadrant. The dishes were then incubated upside down at room temperature for 48 hours. The incubation period can last anywhere from 24 to 72 hours. Evaluation of the petri dishes was then executed. The type of colonies in each quadrant were then noted.
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Plate sect / Location ## of types / Description of colony morphologies / Hypothesis supported?
1 Bathroom doorknobs -- form: circular; elevation: raised; margin: entire; surface: shiny; opacity: opaque; chromogenesis: red
2 Front door doorknobs -- form: filamentous; elevation: raised; margin: entire; surface: dull;...
This may eventually lead to end organ failure and death. MRSA / S.aureus are not often found to be the etiology of lung infection except in hospitalized patients who reside in the Intensive Care Units. Often the victim requires ventilation, meaning the bacteria can bypass the humoral and physical defenses of the nose and throat. Endotracheal intubation can also be a method of MRSA pneumonia, often fatal in the
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