Clostridium tetani

Introduction With patient safety being at the forefront of hospitals’ priority, it’s imperative for administration to implement infection control protocols. The practice of preventive measures along with staff education is necessary in the reduction of hospital liability, extended inpatient stays and loss in revenue. Although some strategies are standard throughout hospital organizations, data and con-stant monitoring of these procedures will provide insight into compliant areas or those that…

Prevention of Nosocomial Infections Class Description: The course will provide the students with a solid foundation in understanding the concepts of prevention of the nosocomial infections; including the risk factors and methods of prevention and will be able to employ the knowledge in the clinical setting. Student Outcomes: Upon completion of the class the students will be able to: • Describe nosocomial infections, including its etiology, risk factors, methods of prevention, and the…

toxin was first identified as a cause of food poisoning over 100 years ago (Carruthers and Carruthers, 2009). Since then, there has been an identification of seven different serotypes labeled A-G; all produced by different strains of the bacteria Clostridium botulinum (Hurkadle et al., 2012). Botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) is the main and most well-studied serotype that is used in cosmetic (Hurkadle et al., 2012). The BTX-A can be purified and isolated from fermented C. botulinum to be used as…

of these Healthcare-Associated Infections. The most common Healthcare-Associated Infections include central line associated blood infections, catheter associated urinary tract infections, surgical site infections, ventilator associated, and Clostridium difficile infections (HealthyPeople.Gov, 2014). At one time or another, a patient within the care of CMC has been impacted by a Healthcare-Associated Infections. We at CMC believe that just one Healthcare-Associated Infection is one too many…

Guinn_ENVM510_M4GradedAssign – Sunday 1. Prophylactic antibiotic study: The variable of timing considered. Background: Preventing infection in surgical patients with prophylactic antibiotics uses overall less antibiotics than treating a patient post-surgery who have developed an infection (Burke, 2001). These results indicate an overall reduction in infections, which reduce the overall use of antibiotics. The variable that is critical in the effectiveness of prophylactic antibiotic use is…

Management of Central Lines Sarah Dunbar, Lourie Grijalva, Brittany Matthews, Megen Price, & Lauren Sapp Introduction According to the Joint Commission (2012, p. v), Central Venous Catheters (CVCs) are the most frequent cause of healthcare-associated bloodstream infections, and about 3 million are placed in the United States annually. A central line associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) is an infection in the blood that develops as a result of introducing bacteria into these…

Clostridium difficile (hereafter C. Difficile) is a bacteria that contributes to many diseases, the spectrum of disease can range from mild cases of diarrhea to more life threatening cases like pseudomembranous colitis to toxic megacolon (Kelly 2008). Since the 1970s the use of certain antibiotics such as clindamycin to treat other infectious diseases was shown to lead to more toxic strains of C. difficile. Starting in the 1980s, cephalosporins, were the new drug of preference to treat other…

Sulfamethazine remediation potential of Arabidopsis thaliana root ABSTRACT The use of antibiotics in animals either as a growth promoting or as a disease treating agent has become a worldwide trend. Antibiotics being stable bioactive compounds are not fully absorbed into the animal system and are released into the environment through animal manure. This study aims to discern the effect of one such veterinary antibiotic, sulfamethazine, on Arabidopsis thaliana root and also the possible…

From day one, January 1st 1928 when the first fully automatic photographic film developing machine was patented, it was clear this year would be significant to history. Day by day, events were occurring that would improve the overall lives of the average American. RCA and GE installed test television sets in homes, NBC set up a permanent coast-to-coast radio network, and what no America realized would forever impact human and animal health, Alexander Fleming discovered the first antibiotic.…

Biology assignment Introduction ? There are many bacteria present in the world that affect people on a daily basis. There are any antiseptics available on the market to help combat the war against pathogenic bacterium. A common type of bacteria includes bacillus subtillis. ?B. subtillis is a bacterium found on the skin, in the digestive tract, in epithelial wounds, on extremities of the human body, in livestock and soil. Because B.subtiliis is ubquituous, it has developed adaptive strategies…