Infection control

Impetigo is a contagious bacterial skin infection characterized by weeping lesions, mostly seen in children. Conjunctivitis(pink eye) is a common bacterial infection of the eye, it is extremely contagious. Herpes Simplex is a recurring viral infection that often presents as a fever blister or cold sore. Verruca is a hypertrophy of the papillae and epidermis, it is a virus that can be spread from…

Background: Large bone defects and infections still represent a major challenge to orthopedic surgeons. Bone infection is a very serious condition resulting in patient suffering, financial burden, and sometimes fatalities. The main cause for bone infection is usually trauma, diabetes and biomaterial-related implant associated infections. Infection is a significant cause for implant failure, impaired functionality, and reduced lifetime of medical devices, resulting in high distress for the…

strive to maintain…infection control! A nosocomial infection is an infection that is transmitted during a patient’s visit in the hospital for unrelated reasons. This term is more commonly called healthcare associated infection or HAI for abbreviation. According to the CDC approximately 5% to 10% of all hospitalized patients will acquire a HAI. Since HAIs can jeopardize patients’ safety it is crucial that healthcare professionals follow precautions to help maintain infection control. As a…

4-Occupational Exposure management including Sharps: - Occupational exposure management, including needle stick (or “sharps”) injury, is one of the elements of Standard Infection Control Precautions (SICPs), which should be applied in all healthcare settings. - Needle stick (or sharp) includes items such as needles, sharp-edged instruments, any other item that may be contaminated with blood or body fluids and may cause laceration or puncture wounds, such as razors and spicules of bone and teeth.…

the decade. This infection can only be treated by very powerful antibiotics, but it is resistant to some antibiotics. One out of 20 people will get this infection, most will get it from the hospital, but some can get it even before they reach the hospital grounds. There are four different types of the MRSA infection. The first one is the skin infection or also known as Necrotizing Fasciitis, commonly called the flesh eating infection. This type is a serious bacterial skin infection that spreads…

Herpes simplex virus infections is an huge global health problem and there’s no current vaccine for it. According to Howard Hughes Medical Institute scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine have created a genetic mutant lacking that protein that advantage of a protein…

multiply from 1 virus to 1,000. Viruses have 3 components. Capsid surrounds DNA, Tail sheath-connected to capsid, and tail-fibers-connected to the sheath. The virus DNA travels down the tail sheath through the membrane. The virus tricks the cell then controls the cell's DNA. The virus will multiply and travel to other cells. The cell can become damaged or die. There is this virus called the Zika Virus. It sometimes can be passed through to the fetus, mosquitoes, and defects of babies, brain,…

the anal opening is called perianal dermatitis. This condition can be passed from one person to another (contagious), depending on the cause. CAUSES Perianal dermatitis may be caused by a type of germ (bacteria) infection. Streptococci bacteria are the most common cause of this infection. These bacteria can be found in the throat where they can cause strep throat. These bacteria can also be found on the surface of the skin. The condition can also result from: • Hemorrhoids. • Irritation…

is guided by initial control of bleeding, prevention of infection, physical assessment, obtaining a health history, allergies, current medications and tetanus immunization history. Primarily, a focused assessment for the presence or absence of tendon, vascular or nerve damage, taking wound measurements, exploring the mechanism of injury and the length of time since the initial injury is paramount. As might be expected, in Mr. Jones’ case, there is an increased risk of infection with closing the…

colonized by B lymphocytes, was assessed upon infection by the avian virus NDV genotype VII IBS002 and genotype VIII AF2240. The cell population in the chicken bursa was evaluated by flow cytometry and the results showed that in normal chickens, this organ was predominantly occupied by B lymphocytes while the T lymphocyte and macrophage populations were at minimal cell numbers. Different from the cell population changes in chicken spleen upon NDV infection where CD4+ and CD8+ cells declined in…