Week 9 Discussion BIO2071 MICROBIOLOGY LAB

  Due November 19 at 10:59 PM

The discussion assignment provides a forum for discussing relevant topics for this week based on the course competencies covered.

To support your work, use your course and text readings and also use outside sources. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

Start reviewing and responding to the postings of your classmates as early in the week as possible. Respond to at least two of your classmates. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between two or more lines of reasoning in the discussion.

UTI and Serodiagnosis

Using the South University Online Library or the Internet, research about UTI and serodiagnosis.

Based on your research, respond to the following:

• What are the three ways in which urinary tract infections may be acquired?
• What are the primary and secondary antibody responses to an immunogenic response? Describe.
• What is the importance of acute and convalescent serum specimens for the serologic diagnosis of infection? Explain.

Submission Details:

• Post your response to the Discussion Area by the due date assigned. Respond to at least two posts by the end of the week.