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Bacterial Effects of
Body Piercing
Robert S. Bruneel
Undergraduate Student
Department of Education
Secondary Education
Biology
Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville, TN 38501
Project Summary
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PROBLEM/QUESTION-Are body piercings more prone
to bacterial formation, depending on the place of the
piercing?
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OBJECTIVE-
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HYPOTHESIS-
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NULL HYPOTHESIS-
To prove that depending on the place of
piercing, more bacteria formation is likely to occur around piercing
site.
A person is more susceptible to bacteria
formation around piercing site.
A person is not more susceptible to
bacteria formation around piercing site.
Project Summary
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GOAL:
– To prove that people that have body piercings are more prone to bacterial
growth around the pierce site than someone without the piercing at the same
site.
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HOW DO I ACCOMPLISH GOAL:
– Data: Swabs of people with different piercings.
– Treatments:
 1. People with no piercing.
 2. People that have an ear piercing.
 3. People with tongue piercing.
– Control: People with no piercings.
– Replicates: Two groups of people, both with ear piercings and two
groups of people with tongue piercings and two groups of people with
no piercings at all.
Intoduction
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PROBLEM = body piercing can cause serious
bacterial infections.
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HYPOTHESIS- A person is more susceptible
to bacteria formation around piercing site.
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NULL HYPOTHESIS- A person is not more
susceptible to bacteria formation around piercing
site.
Articles Being Referenced
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The risks of ear piercing in children
Schleroderma and body piercing
Monitoring and educational feedback to improve the
compliance of tattooists and body piercers with infection
control standards: A randomized controlled trial
Infection control practices among tattooists and body
piercers in Sydney, Australia
Body piercing as a risk factor for viral hepatitis: An
integrative research review
Antibiotic prophylaxis, body piercing and infective
endocarditis
Body piercing: medical consequences and psychological
motivations
Mastitis Due to Mycobacterium abscessus after Body
Piercing
Materials and Methods
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Material/Supplies:
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Swabs
Petri dishes
Incubator
People
Step-by-Step:
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Obtain people.
Swab ear piercings.
Swab tongue piercings.
Swab similar area of people with no piercings.
Streak Petri dishes and then incubate.
Check for growth.
Record data and analyze.
Expected Results and Benefits
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Data Summarization:
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Assumptions:
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Expected Results:
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Advantages/Disadvantages = A lot of people have
Data will be summarized by a
chart of data including colony counts.
The people that I do the experiment on will
have good hygiene and no colds.
The people that I take swabs from
will have more bacteria around pierce site, as others with no
piercing will have less bacteria.
piercings, so it is easy to find subjects to experiment on, but not
everyone has the same hygiene so the experiment has some error.
Bacterial Effects of Body Piercing Timeline
Time
Task
Jan 17-24
Jan 24-31
Jan 31-Feb 7
Feb 7-14
Research Topic/Develop Title
Apply for Interlibrary Loan
Develop Scientific Method
Develop Objective/ Hypothesis
Start Research Proposal
Start Web Page
Do Data Form
Swab Pierce Sites
TO BE DETERMINED
Collect Data/ Record Data
TO BE DETERMINED
Feb 14-21
Feb 21-28
Week 7
Proposed Budget
Category
Salaries & Wages
First Year
Second Year
Professional
Technician
$
2,000
$
2,000
Secretarial
$
1,000
$
1,000
Graduate Student(2)
$
3,000
$
3,000
Student Hourly
$
15
$
15
$
6,015
$
6,015
Subtotal
Benefits
$
500
$
500
Travel
$
200
$
200
Non-Expendables
$
300
$
300
Computer
$
1,000
$
1,000
Supplies & Expenses
$
500
$
500
Copying & Telephone
$
300
$
300
Tuition & Fees
$
2,000
$
2,000
Subtotal
$
4,800
$
4,800
Total Direct Costs
$
10,815
$
10,815
Indirect Costs
$
500
$
500
Total Costs
$
11,315
$
11,315
Expendables