WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY-PHILIPPINES

College of Nursing and Allied Medical Sciences

Table of Contents

Title Page………………………..………………………..………………………..………i

Abstract………………………..………………………..………………………..………..ii

Approval Sheet …………………………………………..………………………..….…iii

Acknowledgement ………………………………………………………………….…..iv

CHAPTER 1

Introduction………………………………………………………………………..….…..1

Statement of the Problem and Hypothesis …………………………………….…..3

Significance of the Study…………………………………………………..……….…..4

Scope and Limitation of the Study …………………………………….……….……5

Review of Related Literature ……………………………………….……………….…6

Conceptual Framework ………………………..………………………..………….…14

CHAPTER 2

Method and Design……………………………………………………….…...……….15

Research Setting……………………………………………...…………….…………..16

Collection of the Sample………………………………………..………….………….17

Preparation Culture Media ……………………………………………….………….19

Data Management and Analysis ……….………………………………..….………25

Ethics Considerations ……………………………………………….….…….………25

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College of Nursing and Allied Medical Sciences
CHAPTER 3

Preparation, Analysis and Interpretation

I. Control Groups

Table 1.1: Growth of Positive Control Group ………………………………….…27

Table 1.2: Negative Control Group………………………………………………….28

II. Experimental Groups

Table 2.1: Experimental Group (A)…………………………………….……………29

Table 2.2 Experimental Group (B)…………………………………….…………….30

III. Identification of Bacteria

Table 3.1 Morphology …………………………….……………………………………31

Table 3.2 Gram Stain ……………………………………………………….…………32

Table 3.3 BBL Crystal Identification …………………………………….…………33

CHAPTER 4

Summary……………………………………………………………….…………………39

Conclusion…………………………………………………….………………………….40

Recommendations ……………………………………….……………………….…….40

Appendices …………………………………………………….………………………..42

References………………………………………………..………………………………48

Curriculum Vitae …………………………….…………..………………….…………53

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