The sample submitted for culture can be urine, blood, body fluids, pus, discharge or tissue. The sensitivity test follows the culture. Once the bacteria have been grown and isolated in a culture medium, they are tested against different antibiotics to determine which drug(s) is likely to be effective.
The name Brandon is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Brandon is: Derived from a surname and place name based on the Old English for 'hill covered with broom'. Broom is a prolific weed. Also, 'From the beacon hill'.
For other uses, see Brendan (disambiguation). Brendan is an Irish masculine given name in the English language. It is derived from the Gaelic name BreandÃ¡n, which is in turn derived from the earlier Old Irish BrÃ©nainn. The Old Welsh breenhin is the root of the name, meaning Prince or King. The mediaeval Latin form of the name, Brendanus, has also influenced the modern English and Irish forms. Variant spellings of Brendan are Brendon and Brenden. In some cases it is possible that the given name Brandon is also a variant of Brendan.