1 ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY Antibiotics and their MOA
... accelerated (1-72 h); late (days to weeks) Ń Anaphylactic reactions occur with PCNs more than with any other drugs. Incidence is about 0.02%, but mortality is 10% ...
... accelerated (1-72 h); late (days to weeks) Ń Anaphylactic reactions occur with PCNs more than with any other drugs. Incidence is about 0.02%, but mortality is 10% ...
Foodborne Illness, Kirk Smith, MDH (PDF: 626KB/60 pages)
... • Many different germs that can cause it – Just a few cause majority of outbreaks • Often more than just vomiting/diarrhea that goes away in a day or 2 – Longer duration, loss of time at work/school, hospitalization, long-term health effects, death • Germs commonly found on foods, in people • Most o ...
... • Many different germs that can cause it – Just a few cause majority of outbreaks • Often more than just vomiting/diarrhea that goes away in a day or 2 – Longer duration, loss of time at work/school, hospitalization, long-term health effects, death • Germs commonly found on foods, in people • Most o ...
PowerPoint
... disfigurement due to loss of neurological tissue & function and trauma • Epidemiology: globally about 2 million people are infected with M. leprae (S.America, Africa, SE Asia); 213 cases in the US (2009). Armadillo & humans are the natural reservoirs. • Transmission: prolonged contact with Hansen’s ...
... disfigurement due to loss of neurological tissue & function and trauma • Epidemiology: globally about 2 million people are infected with M. leprae (S.America, Africa, SE Asia); 213 cases in the US (2009). Armadillo & humans are the natural reservoirs. • Transmission: prolonged contact with Hansen’s ...
Illness Policy and Exclusion Criteria
... Along with the above three points, temporary exclusion (removal) from child care is recommended when the child has any of the following conditions: ...
... Along with the above three points, temporary exclusion (removal) from child care is recommended when the child has any of the following conditions: ...
Norovirus Outbreak in an Elementary School
... A questionnaire was developed to use in a cohort study of all staff members and students. Because no food was served at the school other than lunches that students brought from home and prepackaged snacks served in prekindergarten classes, foodborne transmission was not suspected; questions focused ...
... A questionnaire was developed to use in a cohort study of all staff members and students. Because no food was served at the school other than lunches that students brought from home and prepackaged snacks served in prekindergarten classes, foodborne transmission was not suspected; questions focused ...
Scientific American, February 2010, p
... Collectively, those pathogens can cause a lot of trouble. Infectious diseases are the second leading cause of death worldwide, and bacteria are well represented among the killers. Tuberculosis alone takes nearly two million lives every year, and Yersinia pestis, infamous for causing bubonic plague, ...
... Collectively, those pathogens can cause a lot of trouble. Infectious diseases are the second leading cause of death worldwide, and bacteria are well represented among the killers. Tuberculosis alone takes nearly two million lives every year, and Yersinia pestis, infamous for causing bubonic plague, ...
Sinus Infection
... mucus is partly blocked. This is called sinusitis. There are different kinds of sinusitis. Cold viruses are the most common cause. Smoking, allergies, using nasal sprays too much, swimming, even changes in air pressure, can lead to sinusitis. When mucus is blocked in a sinus passage, sometimes bacte ...
... mucus is partly blocked. This is called sinusitis. There are different kinds of sinusitis. Cold viruses are the most common cause. Smoking, allergies, using nasal sprays too much, swimming, even changes in air pressure, can lead to sinusitis. When mucus is blocked in a sinus passage, sometimes bacte ...
Food Safety
... They are not able to reproduce outside a living cell yet can survive for a period of time even on inanimate objects, such ...
... They are not able to reproduce outside a living cell yet can survive for a period of time even on inanimate objects, such ...
Immune Globulin for Post-Exposure Infection Prevention
... infectious diseases, including measles, rabies, tetanus, and some hepatitis infections. Ig is made to protect an exposed person against specific infections in the short-term, and will either prevent the infection from occurring or make it less severe. ...
... infectious diseases, including measles, rabies, tetanus, and some hepatitis infections. Ig is made to protect an exposed person against specific infections in the short-term, and will either prevent the infection from occurring or make it less severe. ...
Practical - ISpatula
... This study showed that E.oli ( the most common causative of UTI ) , showed a high level of resistance to ampicillin (84.18%) , cotrimoxazole ( 70.89%) , Naldixic acid (66.77%) and Cephalothin ( 55.06 % ) , while Klebsiella spp ( the 2nd most common causative of UTI ) showed also the highest level of ...
... This study showed that E.oli ( the most common causative of UTI ) , showed a high level of resistance to ampicillin (84.18%) , cotrimoxazole ( 70.89%) , Naldixic acid (66.77%) and Cephalothin ( 55.06 % ) , while Klebsiella spp ( the 2nd most common causative of UTI ) showed also the highest level of ...
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
... "This is a welcome piece of information that emphasizes that this is a huge problem in health care facilities, and more needs to done to prevent it," said Dr. John Jernigan, an epidemiologist with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At issue is a superbug known as Methicillin-resist ...
... "This is a welcome piece of information that emphasizes that this is a huge problem in health care facilities, and more needs to done to prevent it," said Dr. John Jernigan, an epidemiologist with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At issue is a superbug known as Methicillin-resist ...
Types of Pathogens: Bacterium – single celled organism. Can live
... Most are found in the intestinal tracts of insects – notably fleas – also mice, ticks, and mites. Passed to humans and animals through bites or feces on the skin Protozoan – single celled organisms. Much larger and more complex than bacteria. Common in tropical areas with poor sanitation. Fungi – or ...
... Most are found in the intestinal tracts of insects – notably fleas – also mice, ticks, and mites. Passed to humans and animals through bites or feces on the skin Protozoan – single celled organisms. Much larger and more complex than bacteria. Common in tropical areas with poor sanitation. Fungi – or ...
Neglected Tropical Diseases
... The vaccine • Two Inactivated vaccine; one prepared in brain mice and the other on cell culture • Intramuscular injection • Classic schedule of three doses: 0, 7 and 30 days • Accelerated schedule of two doses at 0 and 7 days (80% conversion) • The last dose should be at least 10 days before departu ...
... The vaccine • Two Inactivated vaccine; one prepared in brain mice and the other on cell culture • Intramuscular injection • Classic schedule of three doses: 0, 7 and 30 days • Accelerated schedule of two doses at 0 and 7 days (80% conversion) • The last dose should be at least 10 days before departu ...
Placebo
... A 35 y.o. teacher develops a diarrheal illness while on a trip to Mexico. Ciprofloxacin and loperamide are taken for 3 days but postprandial crampy abdominal pain, intermittent loose stools and bloating persist for 2 months. There is no weight loss, blood in the stools, arthritis, rash or fever but ...
... A 35 y.o. teacher develops a diarrheal illness while on a trip to Mexico. Ciprofloxacin and loperamide are taken for 3 days but postprandial crampy abdominal pain, intermittent loose stools and bloating persist for 2 months. There is no weight loss, blood in the stools, arthritis, rash or fever but ...
Kingdom Monera
... a bacterium replicates its chromosomes and divide into two b. Budding asexual reproduction in which an outgrowth develops into another individual ...
... a bacterium replicates its chromosomes and divide into two b. Budding asexual reproduction in which an outgrowth develops into another individual ...
Summary of Recommended Biosafety Levels for Infectious Agents
... (No or low individual and community risk) A microorganism unlikely to cause human or animal disease. (Moderate individual risk; low community risk) A pathogen that can cause human or animal disease but is unlikely to be a serious hazard to laboratory workers, the community, livestock or the environm ...
... (No or low individual and community risk) A microorganism unlikely to cause human or animal disease. (Moderate individual risk; low community risk) A pathogen that can cause human or animal disease but is unlikely to be a serious hazard to laboratory workers, the community, livestock or the environm ...
Epidemiology of Communicable Diseases & Bloodborne Pathogens
... • HIV patients may require life-long therapy to prevent Salmonella Septicemia • Most people recover on their own • Antibiotics and anti-diarrhea drugs are not generally recommended for cases with intestinal infections ...
... • HIV patients may require life-long therapy to prevent Salmonella Septicemia • Most people recover on their own • Antibiotics and anti-diarrhea drugs are not generally recommended for cases with intestinal infections ...
Control of Legionella (word doc)
... Officer who will invoke a Committee of Investigation. If only one case is diagnosed (which is designated as an "incident" and not an "outbreak") it is possible that no action will be taken, unless the case occurs at a premises where there are additional risk factors to be taken into account because ...
... Officer who will invoke a Committee of Investigation. If only one case is diagnosed (which is designated as an "incident" and not an "outbreak") it is possible that no action will be taken, unless the case occurs at a premises where there are additional risk factors to be taken into account because ...
Bacterial Diseases
... • Symptoms: watery diarrhea, fever, loss of appetite, nausea, abdominal pain/tenderness • Common cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD) (15-25% of all cases) • Responsible for: psudomembranous colitis (PMC); toxic megacolon; perforations of the colon; sepsis; death (rare) • Risk factors: anti ...
... • Symptoms: watery diarrhea, fever, loss of appetite, nausea, abdominal pain/tenderness • Common cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD) (15-25% of all cases) • Responsible for: psudomembranous colitis (PMC); toxic megacolon; perforations of the colon; sepsis; death (rare) • Risk factors: anti ...
continued - Human Kinetics
... • Responsible for the spread of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease. • Diseases caused by prions are usually characterized by spongelike holes in the brain, dementia, and weakness. ...
... • Responsible for the spread of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease. • Diseases caused by prions are usually characterized by spongelike holes in the brain, dementia, and weakness. ...
Mycoplasmosis
... • Generalized (systemic) infection associated with an inability to develop a normal immune response (known as “immunodeficiency”); suppression of immune response, as by drugs (known as “immunosuppression”); or ...
... • Generalized (systemic) infection associated with an inability to develop a normal immune response (known as “immunodeficiency”); suppression of immune response, as by drugs (known as “immunosuppression”); or ...
Clinical Presentation
... Patient's infected with non-toxin producing strains may have mild-moderate pharyngitis but do not develop a pseudomembrane or have systemic effects ...
... Patient's infected with non-toxin producing strains may have mild-moderate pharyngitis but do not develop a pseudomembrane or have systemic effects ...
Typhoid fever Infectious Disease Deepika Gupta
... If antibiotic treatment fails to eradicate the hepatobiliary carriage, the gallbladder should be resected. Cholecystectomy is not always successful in eradicating the carrier state because of persisting hepatic infection. ...
... If antibiotic treatment fails to eradicate the hepatobiliary carriage, the gallbladder should be resected. Cholecystectomy is not always successful in eradicating the carrier state because of persisting hepatic infection. ...
cholera - Home - KSU Faculty Member websites
... a- Cooking food thoroughly & eating it while still hot; b- Preventing cooked food from being contaminated by contact with raw food (water & ice), or with contaminated surfaces or flies. c- Avoiding raw fruits or vegetables unless they are first peeled. d- Hand washing after defecation, esp. before c ...
... a- Cooking food thoroughly & eating it while still hot; b- Preventing cooked food from being contaminated by contact with raw food (water & ice), or with contaminated surfaces or flies. c- Avoiding raw fruits or vegetables unless they are first peeled. d- Hand washing after defecation, esp. before c ...
Treating Opportunistic Infections Among HIV
... After potential contact with feces, pets or other animals, gardening or contact with soil; before preparing food, eating; before and after sex For prevention of enteric infection, soap and water preferred over alcohol-based cleansers (these do not kill C difficile spores, are partly active again ...
... After potential contact with feces, pets or other animals, gardening or contact with soil; before preparing food, eating; before and after sex For prevention of enteric infection, soap and water preferred over alcohol-based cleansers (these do not kill C difficile spores, are partly active again ...