Examples of nosocomial infection in the following topics:
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- Nosocomial infections can cause severe pneumonia and infections of the urinary tract, bloodstream, and other parts of the body.
- A nosocomial infection, also known as a hospital-acquired infection or HAI, is an infection whose development is favoured by a hospital environment, such as one acquired by a patient during a hospital visit, or one developed among hospital staff.
- Nosocomial infections can cause severe pneumonia and infections of the urinary tract, bloodstream, and other parts of the body.
- HAP is the second most common nosocomial infection (urinary tract infection is the most common), and accounts for 15-20% of the total.
- It is the most common cause of death among nosocomial infections, and is the primary cause of death in intensive care units.
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- Numerous risk factors in the hospital setting can predispose a patient to infection.
- A nosocomial infection, also known as a hospital-acquired infection or HAI, is an infection whose development is favoured by a hospital environment, such as one acquired by a patient during a hospital visit or one developing among hospital staff.
- Such infections include fungal and bacterial infections.
- Thorough hand washing and/or use of alcohol rubs by all medical personnel before and after each patient contact is one of the most effective ways to combat nosocomial infections.
- Discuss the risk factors that contribute to the acquiring of nosocomial infections or hospital-acquired infections
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- The most important and frequent mode of transmission of nosocomial infections is by direct contact.
- The most important and frequent mode of transmission of nosocomial infections is by direct contact.
- Transmission occurs when droplets containing microbes from the infected person are propelled a short distance through the air and deposited on the host's body; droplets are generated from the source person mainly by coughing, sneezing, and talking, and during the performance of certain procedures, such as bronchoscopy.
- Direct-contact transmission involves a direct body surface-to-body surface contact and physical transfer of microorganisms between a susceptible host and an infected or colonized person, such as when a person turns a patient, gives a patient a bath, or performs other patient-care activities that require direct personal contact.
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- Thorough hand washing and/or the use of alcohol rubs by all medical personnel before and after each patient contact is one of the most effective ways to combat nosocomial infections.
- The spread of nosocomial infections among immunocompromised patients is connected with health care workers' hand contamination in almost 40% of cases.
- This can be especially troublesome in hospital environments, where patients with immunodeficiencies are at enhanced risk for contracting nosocomial infections.
- Wearing an apron during patient care reduces the risk of infection.
- Give examples of ways nosocomial infections can be controlled or prevented
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- Biofilms are responsible for diseases such as infections in patients with cystic fibrosis, Legionnaires' disease, and otitis media.
- In fact, 65 percent of all infections acquired in the hospital (nosocomial infections) are attributed to biofilms.
- Biofilm infections develop gradually and often do not cause immediate symptoms.
- Once an infection by a biofilm is established, it is very difficult to eradicate because biofilms tend to be resistant to most of the methods used to control microbial growth, including antibiotics.
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- Of course, in today's common usage, the term antibiotic is used to refer to almost any drug that attempts to rid your body of a bacterial infection.
- Patients with infected wounds often had to have a wounded limb removed, or face death from infection.
- Now, most of these infections can be cured easily with a short course of antimicrobials.
- Infections that are acquired during a hospital visit are called "hospital acquired infections" or nosocomial infections.
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- Biofilms have been found to be involved in a wide variety of microbial infections in the body, by one estimate in 80% of all infections.
- Infectious processes in which biofilms have been implicated include common problems such as urinary tract infections, catheter infections , middle-ear infections, formation of dental plaque, gingivitis, and coating contact lenses.
- Biofilms have also been implicated in less common but more lethal processes such as endocarditis, infections in cystic fibrosis, and infections of permanent indwelling devices such as joint prostheses and heart valves.
- Chronic infections remain a major challenge for the medical profession and are of great economic relevance because traditional antibiotic therapy is usually not sufficient to eradicate these infections.
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa is not only an important opportunistic pathogen and causative agent of emerging nosocomial infections but can also be considered a model organism for the study of diverse bacterial mechanisms that contribute to bacterial persistence.
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- Patients with infected wounds often had to have a wounded limb removed or face death from infection.
- Now, most of these infections can be cured easily with a short course of antimicrobials.
- Infections that are acquired during a hospital visit are called "hospital acquired infections" or nosocomial infections.
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- TORCH infections are a group of viral, bacterial, and protozoan infections that gain access to the fetal bloodstream from the mother.
- TORCH complex is a medical acronym for a set of perinatal infections (which are infections passed from a pregnant woman to her fetus).
- TORCH infections can lead to severe fetal anomalies or even fetal loss.
- The TORCH panel is valuable for checking for infections because the mother often has a mild infection with few or no symptoms.
- Hematoxylin and Eosin stain showing cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection of the placenta (CMV placentitis), a TORCH infection.
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- A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection affecting the urinary tract; about 150 million people develop UTIs each year.
- Up to 10% of women have a urinary tract infection in a given year and half of women having at least one infection at some point in their lives.
- A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection that affects part of the urinary tract.
- Kidney infection, if it occurs, usually follows a bladder infection but may also result from a blood-borne infection.
- Lower urinary tract infection is also referred to as a bladder infection.