Nosocomial infection

Infection control is the number one obligation for any health care worker, in any field, at any time. All persons that enter a hospital should walk in with confidence knowing they will be treated without any risk of acquiring a nosocomial infection during their visit. The only way to accurately ensure that this will happen is if all medical personnel follow through with proper usage of their personal protective equipment, commonly known as PPE’s. PPE’s are a part of Standard Precautions which…

animals, and insects. This group of bacteria is known for being responsible for hospital acquired infections which have been named nosocomial infections. Oftentimes, they can be opportunistic infections which means they often do not cause infection in immunocompetent individuals. B. The infection could be caused by many things but one thing for sure is that it is a nosocomial, hospital acquired infection. For example, the haphazard use of antimicrobial agents, the continual use of…

Since P.aeruginosa is frequently found in the hospital environment and in the normal stool flora, it is difficult to trace the source of infection and/or colonization unless a complete study is undertaken.(Teplitz et al., 1964). The epidemiology of hospital infections due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa was investigated by pyocin typing. The typing method, which determined the pyocin activity of clinical isolates of P. aeruginosa on 27 indicator strains, was…

disease is Clostridium difficile, a nasty bacterium that affects the digestive system, specifically the colon. A disease that can start of pretty mild and lead to life-threatening inflammation of the colon. Clostridium difficile is a bacterial infection in the digestive system which has the same symptoms as colitis (inflammation of the colon). C. difficile is bacillus shaped, gram-stained, an endospore former and thrives off in the absence of oxygen. C. difficile is a characterized as a…

Approximately 720,000 healthcare associated infections (HAIs) occur annually in the United States, with more than half of all HAIs occurring outside of the intensive care unit (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016). Additionally, about 75,000 patients with HAIs died during their hospitalizations (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016). Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CA-UTIs) are the one of the most common hospital-acquired infection, with an estimated…

“It is one of the most common causes of infections in catheters and implants due to the increase in usage of biomaterials in the clinical environment”. (Mack) Staphylococcus epidermidis is one of the most common organisms that cause nosocomial infections because of its ability to colonize in skin and contaminate anything with ease. “This likely stems from the fact that S. epidermidis is a permanent…

measles have severe complications, which may lead to long-term problems; these situations vary from case-to-case. With that being said, there is no treatment for measles. Typically, the virus will run its course for 10-14 days after the initial infection. While there is no treatment for measles, symptoms can be lessened and treated with acetaminophen, bed rest, and various other medications (“Measles,”…

terms of production loss but also in treatment expense. Control programs aim to prevent the incidence of the disease and minimize production loss while treating the infection as effectively and economically as possible. Effective control programs are generally two pronged:  Targeting the causative pathogen for individual infections (rather than following a blanket treatment approach) aims to speed recovery and decrease the risk of reinfection.  Targeting the infected cow’s lactation point to…

symptoms. The main test they use is the polymerase chain reaction, or “a chemical reaction that amplifies pieces of a virus’s genes floating in blood by more than a millionfold” (Mukherjee). The polymerase chain reaction helps the doctors identify infections earlier than slower, more inefficient testing methods. Once the blood is taken, it is then transported to a lab and the results are back within a few hours. This test could not only help fight the spread of Ebola, but also create jobs for…

(WHO). As a result of prevalent health issues in more developed nations, NTDs are often overlooked and downgraded in the overall health importance scale. Neglected tropical diseases are often neglected due to their lack of relevance and breadth of infection. While highly prevalent in many underdeveloped portions of the world, they are largely unseen in more developed countries. This discrepancy pushes the diseases off our radar as we care for the most part about ourselves and the issues we may…