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How can the bacteria causing mastoiditis be identified?
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If there is any fluid draining from the ear or mastoid, this can be collected and processed in a laboratory to allow identification of the causative organism.
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Why must the physician learn the identify of the bacteria that caused mastoiditis?
Identification of the causative organism guides the practitioner's choice of antibiotic.
What if there is insufficient fluid to use in the identification of the bacteria that caused mastoiditis?
If there is no fluid available, a tiny needle can be used to obtain a sample of the fluid which has accumulated behind the eardrum.
What is the medical term meaning disease-causing bacteria?
pathogenic bacteria
When treated for an inflammation of mastoid cells is called?
Mastoiditis
What are the effects of antibiotics on disease-causing bacteria?
Certain types of antibiotics will kill certain types of bacteria.
What causes mastoiditis?
Mastoiditis is caused by the same types of bacteria which cause middle ear infections (Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae).
Why must the physician learn the identify of the bacteria that caused mastoiditis?
Identification of the causative organism guides the practitioner's choice of antibiotic.
Can you safely travel on an airplane while suffering from mastoiditis?
What is mastoiditis?!Why would you need to know that!
Can mastoiditis cause tinnitus?
Mastoiditis can cause hearing loss which may result in tinnitus.
What if there is insufficient fluid to use in the identification of the bacteria that caused mastoiditis?
If there is no fluid available, a tiny needle can be used to obtain a sample of the fluid which has accumulated behind the eardrum.
How can mastoiditis be prevented?
Prevention of mastoiditis involves careful and complete treatment of any middle ear infections.
What traps disease causing bacteria?
Mucus in the respiratory tract traps disease-causing bacteria.
What is a disease causing bacteria?
WHAT DISEAS CAUSE OF BACTERIA? PLEASE ANSWER THIS
Symptoms of mastoiditis are similar to what other infection?
Symptoms of mastoiditis may at first be the same as symptoms of an early middle ear infection.
What are indicates of mastoiditis?
Mastoiditis is usually suspected when a severe middle ear infection is accompanied by redness, swelling, and pain in the mastoid area.
How are Shigella bacteria identified?
Shigella are identified by a combination of their appearance under the microscope and various chemical tests.
Explain how the bacteria in griffith's experiment were transformed?
The harmless living bacteria took in pneumonia-causing DNA(genes) from the heat-killed, pneumonia-causing bacteria, as a result of which the harmless bacteria changed into bacteria that cause pneumonia.
