Week 3 Research Topic

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1. My research question/topic is: Antibiotic resistant bacteria specifically MRSA

2. Main concepts/questions:

1.     What is an antibiotic resistant bacteria?

2.     What causes antibiotic resistant bacteria?

3.     What is the treatment for antibiotic resistant bacteria?

3. Search terms for each concept:

            1. What is an antibiotic resistant bacteria?

            Broad terms: Antibiotic, resistant, bacteria

            Narrow terms: bacteria, bacterium, bacterial, antibiotic, resistance, antibiotic

            Related terms: MRSA, AR, multi-drug, superbug, methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus

            Synonyms: immune, protected, unaffected, exempt, germs, microorganisms, fighting

           

            2. What causes antibiotic resistant bacteria?

            All search terms are the same as above except when searching for the cause I would 

            add:

            Related terms: Cause, contagious, basis, create, origin, foundation, created, began

            3. What is the treatment for antibiotic resistant bacteria?

            All search terms would be the same as above except when searching for the treatment I would

            add:

            Related terms: Cure, therapy, remedy, medical care, prescription, regimen

4. Three possible search terms:

            (Antibiotic or immune) and resistan* and bacteri* and mrsa

            cause* or origin and (antibiotic or immune) and resistan* and bacteri*

            treat* or cure and (antibiotic or immune) and resistan* and bacteri*

5. Explore the advanced search options:

            1. Google – Reading level, region, last updated

            2. Yahoo – Filter out adult content (safe search filter), number of results, file formats

            3. MNS – Search suggestions (can be turned off), focus your search, search history

6 & 7. Search topic by domain and select a webpage from each of those two searches and write a citation and annotation for each of the two WebPages Remember to write a description and evaluation for each annotation.

Search 1:

I used Yahoo and searched (Antibiotic or immune) and resistan* and bacteri* and mrsa. The first search was limited .org results hoping to get non-biased background information.

Evaluative:

·      The author Lisa Ko is a freelance writer and uses sources in this article that are reliable such as the Center for Disease Control and the Infectious Disease Society of America. She has a master’s degree in library and science information, and has written many articles relation to health for PBS.

·      I chose this article due the initial information available, I feel this is a good starting point of broad information that can be narrowed down and investigated further.

·      I trust this information because the sources used to gather the information for the article are known and credible.

·      The viewpoint of this article was mostly focused on how MRSA was found in raw meat in Detroit.  Even though this is not the focus of my research, the article has a good explanation as to what MRSA is and what can cause it.

·      The information was written in May of 2011, so it is recent enough for my needs of finding out what a antibiotic resistance bacteria is.

Citation 1:

Ko, L. (2011, May 24). 5 things you need to know about... MRSA the superbug . Retrieved from 

      http://www.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/five-things/mrsa-the-superbug/9412/

Search 2:

I used Yahoo and searched (Antibiotic or immune) and resistan* and bacteri* and mrsa. This search was limited to .gov results hoping more in-depth information on research of MRSA.

Evaluation:

·      This website is maintained by the United States governments Department of Health and employees, it contains general information meant for the general public. I believe this is credible information, due to the references used being scientists and research documents.

·      I chose this information because it clearly explained definitions, showed examples, and has detailed information about what I am researching. It also confirmed information found in the previous source.

·      I trust the accuracy of this information because the referenced materials came from credible and reliable sources, such as scientists and it is a government site meant for information for the public.

·      I believe the information and viewpoint of this site is non-bias and written to be objective. It has factual data that is backed up by studies and research.

·      This material is updated and reviewed often and shows recent articles from and clearly states these dates. The latest review was April 2011 and update May 2012, this fits in the time frame of information I am seeking.

Citation 2:

Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease.

      (2011). Antimicrobial drug resistance. Retrieved from website: http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics

      /antimicrobialresistance/Pages/default.aspx