INVESTIGATION PART I

For a couple of weeks now, we have been studying the effect and uses of antimicrobial  Thus while choosing an article for my research paper; I came across an interesting article on microbial resistance to triclosan. Triclosan is a broad spectrum antimicrobial which means that it is effective against a variety of microorganisms; bacteria, fungi, and viruses. According to Bauman (2011), triclosan is a Bisphenolic and is included in almost every product we use either for personal care or in materials such plastic and clothing. It is used worldwide toothpaste, shower gels, deodorant soaps, hand lotions, hand soaps, mouth washes, and underarm deodorant.

Serafini and Matthews 2009, as well as other researchers have been worried at the possibility that triclosan overuse can result in microorganism resistance to clinically important antimicrobial  In order to answer this question, Serafini and Matthews carried out two experiment using Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli to first investigate the development of resistance by a clonal population of theses bacteria. The second experiment involved reversing the experiment to see if the bacteria could return to their wild life sensitivity to triclosan if grown without it. These researchers found out that both bacteria developed resistance to triclosan and both could be returned to their wildlife state.

The most important message to me as an ascribing nurse or to anybody reading this is that the more chemicals we use in and around our environment, the more antimicrobial resistance occurs and increase the risk of the development of “superbugs” that are resistant to traditional treatment. So we should not abuse the use of chemicals on ourselves or on our environment and thus save our world.

Works Cited.

Bauman RW. Microbiology with disease by Taxonomy. 3rd ed. San Francisco (CA): Pearson; 2011. 272p.

Serafini A. and Matthews DM. Microbial resistance to Triclosan: A case study in natural selection. The American Biology teacher. 17(9): 536-540.

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