Sinusitis

A stuffy nose, sore throat and pain around your face and eyes can all mean that your common cold has turned into a miserable sinus infection. A sinus infection, which is also known as sinusitis, occurs when the normally hollow sinuses become blocked with mucus, causing bacteria to build up inside of them. The next time you feel your sinuses begin to swell during a cold or flu, don't head for the doctor or medicine cabinet just yet. Try one of these three effective, at-home ways to get relief…

Serratia genre includes Gram negative rod- shape bacteria, aerobe facultative anaerobe and chemo-oganotrophic with low nutrional requirements. According to Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Serratia genre belongs to the Enterobacteriaceae family and includes 12 species 1,2. They are widespread in the natural environment, being isolated from soil, water and different plants (vegetables, mushrooms, grasses, mosses, trees)1,2,3. Serratia marcescens grows at 37°C, but it can grow in…

Genus Bordetella Bordetella are catalase positive, asaccharolytic, aerobic, gram positive rods, whose optimal growth is at 35° to 37°C. Disease 1. Species of Bordetella is known to cause respiratory diseases like whooping cough, pneumonia, and sinusitis. 2. There are eight species of Bordetella that cause different diseases including Bordetella parapertussis, Bordetella bronchiseptica, Bordetella avium, Bordetella hinzii, Bordetella holmessi, Bordetella trematum, Bordetella pertussis, and…

be found in the respiratory track of humans (Agrawal and Murphy, 2011). Pathogen can be divide into two groups: with polysaccharide capsule and without (Agrawal and Murphy, 2011). H. influenzae can cause diseases such as otitis media in children, sinusitis, conjunctivitis, pneumonia, bacteremia and meningitis (Agrawal and Murphy, 2011). Pathogen have the ability to colonize, penetrate mucous membranes and enter the blood stream. Colonization is facilitated by polyribosylribitol phosphate (PRP)…

kidneys, bladder, and even the prostate. Levofloxacin can also be prescribed to individuals that have been subject to anthrax and or the plaque. More specifically and more commonly these diseases include UTI, Chlamydia, pneumonia, E.coli, strep, sinusitis, and bacterial eye infections such as pink eye. Levofloxacin is in the same family as the common drug Cipro, its proper name being Ciprofloxacin, this antibiotic is most commonly used to treat routine basic case of Urinary Tract Infections…

(OEHHA) California Environmental Protection Agency, n.d.). Contact with secondhand smoke declines lung effectiveness and weakens lung function in infants and children. It aggravates the occurrence and severity of infant asthma. It also exacerbates sinusitis, rhinitis, cystic fibrosis, and chronic respiratory problems like cough, bronchitis and pneumonia. In 1992 study showed that 150,000 to 300,000 lower respiratory tract infections occurred yearly in infants and children under 18 months old and…

I. PURPOSE This procedure outlines the administration of aerosolized Pentamidine. II. INDICATION Aerosolized Pentamidine is used prophylactically to reduce the incidence of infection Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia (PCP) among patients that are immunocompromised. III. CONTRAINDICATION Patients with known allergies to Pentamidine and other ingredients found in the solution. IV. PRECAUTIONS A. Premedication: A bronchodilator, such as Albuterol, must be given 15 minutes prior to…

Treatments and Surgeries for Nasal Polyps What Are Nasal Polyps? Nasal polyps are noncancerous little polyps on the inside of the nasal cavity, where the sinuses open into the nasal cavity. Many people suffer from nasal polyps, especially individuals that battle with severe allergies and asthma. Mucus from sinus infections and asthma, irritate the polyps which can cause discomfort for many individuals. Treatments for Nasal Polyps There are many ways to go about treating nasal polyps. Many…

reactions as they breathe in the spores. Mold allergies happen most often in summer and fall, but, because mold grows indoors, symptoms can be experienced year-round. An allergy to mold creates the same symptom Exposure to mold can cause allergic fungal sinusitis, or AFS. AFS is an allergic reaction, and it occurs when fungal debris and mucin develop in the sinus cavities. It causes a blockage in the infected sinus. This disorder is prevalent in those who suffer allergic rhinitis, or allergies.…

Stereotactic Neurosurgery The stereotactic neurosurgery process uses a 3-dimensional imaging system to enhance the diagnosis and surgical capabilities of the surgeon to make ablations, lesions, biopsy, injection, implantation, simulation and radio-surgery of the affected part. This is a minimally invasive surgical procedure also known as stereotaxy. Orthopedic Surgery Orthopedic surgery involves the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders related to the musculoskeletal structure of…