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Normal body flora is generally helpful to the organism. In fact having normal body flora occupies space and resources that could otherwise be utilized by pathogens. However, some normal body flora can be harmful if the microbe enters an area of the body that it would not normally be found and can cause infection. These bacteria are known as opportunistic pathogens.
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What is the normal flora of the urinary bladder?
It is normally sterile--there is no flora unless it is introduced to the bladder. That's what causes a 'bladder infection'!
What is the normal flora of CSF?
there ara no microbial normal flora in the csf
Mixed non-uropathogenic gram positive flora?
A mixed non-uropathogenic gram positive flora is a possible result for a urinalysis. This means the urine sample did not have any bacteria that could cause an infection.
What is another term for normal flora?
Normal microbiota
What are the advantages and disadvantages of normal flora of the vagina?
Flora exists in various parts of the human body, in both men and women. Vaginal flora, or microbiome, in normal levels has no disadvantage. It helps the vagina stay "normal", clean and healthy.
Can you prevent getting disease in normal flora?
Normal flora cannot cause a "disease". But if normal flora is disrupted it can become a pathogen and then cause infection. Some diseases, like diabetes, can disrupt normal flora and cause infection, especially yeast infections on the skin or in the vagina of women.
Can resident flora cause infection?
Yes
How are normal flora originally acquired?
The fetus is surrounded by amniotic fluid of its mother. It acquires the normal flora of its mother. After birth, the newborn begins to acquire its own "normal flora". Humans have normal flora on their skin and in every body throughout life; it is not completely washed away although it can be changed, reduced, or disrupted by medications or changes in Ph or by actions humans take during hygiene or sexual activities. Then micro-oganisms of the normal flora become pathogens that can cause infection.
Shift in flora suggestive of bacterial vaginosis?
A doctor will determine bacterial infections. There are normal flora in the body and a shift in this flora could suggest infection.
What is the normal flora of the urinary bladder?
It is normally sterile--there is no flora unless it is introduced to the bladder. That's what causes a 'bladder infection'!
What is the difference between normal flora and a carrier of illness or infection?
Everyone has "normal flora". Normal flora exists in the body, on the skin, and in every body opening. Your mouth's normal flora is likely different than the normal flora of your mother, father, siblings, cousins, and every unrelated person. That normal flora protects you from becoming ill or infected every time you come in contact with a micro-organism. People are also carriers of certain microorganisms. One person's body carries germs that may--or may not--have made that person ill in the past or present. If that person who is carrying a micro-organism may transfer that micro-organism to you, for examples, through shaking hands, kissing, or sexual intercourse. If the carrier's microorganisms overwhelm the second person's immune system, or their "normal flora", multiplication of the micro-organism can occur and cause an infection. Once multiplication and infection occurs, the micro-organism has become a pathogen.
Does usual flora mean normal flora?
Yes, usual flora, normal flora, and typical flora are all normal results.
Broad-spectrum drugs that disrupt the body's normal flora often cause?
superinfections.
What is transient flora?
Microorganisms that colonize the host for hours to weeks but do not establish themselves permanently are called transient flora
Example of normal flora organusm?
Most women are surprised to learn they have a normal flora that contains yeast (men and women carry this flora). Women try so hard (too much) to keep the vagina "clean" often using douches one or more times a day. Then the Ph in the vagina changes and the normal yeast begins to multiply and the woman gets a "yeast infection". Although it seems to contradict what many women believe about physical health (especially for the vagina), trying to be "very clean" can actually set off the sequence of events that allows microorganisms to become pathogens and cause infection.
What microorganisms are in candida albicans?
candida albicans are a type of yeast (fungus) that grow as normal flora on the human body, but can cause varying symptoms if their growth is not in the normal range of human bodily flora
What is the normal flora of CSF?
there ara no microbial normal flora in the csf
