Procedure: 1  Divide the slide into two sections with grease pencil. 2  2Place a small drop of distilled water on each area. 3  Emulsify one or two colonies of Staphylococcus on blood agar plate on each drop to make a smooth suspension. 4  The test suspension is treated with a drop of citrated plasma and mixed well with a needle. Do not put anything in the other drop that serves as control. The control suspension serves to rule out false positivity due to auto agglutination. Clumping of cocci within 5-10 seconds is taken as positive.
The IOM report did not specify requirements for water but made general fluid intake recommendations based on survey data of 91 ounces (that's 11-plus cups a day) for women and 125 ounces (15-plus cups a day) for men. Remember, these guidelines are for total fluid intake, including fluid from all food and beverages.
Now the Institute of Medicine sets general guidelines for total water intake. It recommends that women consume a total of 91 ounces (thatâs about 2.7 liters) per day â from all food and beverages combined. For men, itâs about 125 ounces a day (or 3.7 liters). Depending on your diet, about 25% of the water you consume comes from your food. Most of us healthy folks get enough water in the foods and liquids we consume. That includes any liquid we drink â even caffeinated beverages like soda, coffee and tea.