NO-ACTION-TODAY-NO-CURE-TOMORROW_powerpoint
... • Prescribing too low or too high a dose • Continuing treatment for longer than necessary • Not prescribing according to microbiology results • Omitting or delaying administration of doses • Prescribing intravenous therapy when oral therapy is known to be effective and clinically safe • Not taking a ...
... • Prescribing too low or too high a dose • Continuing treatment for longer than necessary • Not prescribing according to microbiology results • Omitting or delaying administration of doses • Prescribing intravenous therapy when oral therapy is known to be effective and clinically safe • Not taking a ...
Pigeon Fever 2012: an emerging disease in Kansas
... dilute iodine solution for 3-5 days will help clear the infection more quickly. Care should be taken to not contaminate the ground during lancing and flushing of the abscess. Fly control must also be initiated to prevent further infection of the horse and to prevent spread to other horses on the pro ...
... dilute iodine solution for 3-5 days will help clear the infection more quickly. Care should be taken to not contaminate the ground during lancing and flushing of the abscess. Fly control must also be initiated to prevent further infection of the horse and to prevent spread to other horses on the pro ...
Staph aureus
... • Infections in immunocompromised host • Objectives • Briefly outline various immunodeficient states and enumerate common infections in particular immunodeficiency states • Discuss pathogenesis and transmission of infections in immunocompromised host • Describe briefly lab tests in diagnosing infect ...
... • Infections in immunocompromised host • Objectives • Briefly outline various immunodeficient states and enumerate common infections in particular immunodeficiency states • Discuss pathogenesis and transmission of infections in immunocompromised host • Describe briefly lab tests in diagnosing infect ...
Brucellosis - Developing Anaesthesia
... Brucellosis can be transmitted by contact with infected tissues, blood, urine, vaginal discharges, aborted animal foetuses and especially placentae. ...
... Brucellosis can be transmitted by contact with infected tissues, blood, urine, vaginal discharges, aborted animal foetuses and especially placentae. ...
Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus THE EVOLUTION
... Infection and Epidemiology (APIC) conducted a national MRSA prevalence study. … Data show that 46 out of every 1,000 patients in the study were either infected or colonized with MRSA. This rate is between 8 and 11 times greater than ...
... Infection and Epidemiology (APIC) conducted a national MRSA prevalence study. … Data show that 46 out of every 1,000 patients in the study were either infected or colonized with MRSA. This rate is between 8 and 11 times greater than ...
Internal Medicine Board Review: Infectious Diseases
... PLUS levofloxacin or gentamicin PLUS linezolid or vancomycin (if MRSA suspected) ...
... PLUS levofloxacin or gentamicin PLUS linezolid or vancomycin (if MRSA suspected) ...
Ch31-Asepsis_notes
... • Fever; pulse, respiratory rate if the fever high; Malaise and loss of energy • Anorexia; nausea and vomiting may occur • Enlargement and tenderness of lymph nodes that drain the area of infection Signs of Infection • Laboratory data: – Elevated WBC count; Increase in specific WBC types; Elevat ...
... • Fever; pulse, respiratory rate if the fever high; Malaise and loss of energy • Anorexia; nausea and vomiting may occur • Enlargement and tenderness of lymph nodes that drain the area of infection Signs of Infection • Laboratory data: – Elevated WBC count; Increase in specific WBC types; Elevat ...
Bioterroryzm - Baltic University Programme
... Protocol for the prohibition of the use in war of asphyxiating, poisonous or other gases and of bacteriological methods of warfare on June 17, 1925, • This protocol does not prevent the stockpile or development of such weapons and many state parties, reserved the right to strike against non-member s ...
... Protocol for the prohibition of the use in war of asphyxiating, poisonous or other gases and of bacteriological methods of warfare on June 17, 1925, • This protocol does not prevent the stockpile or development of such weapons and many state parties, reserved the right to strike against non-member s ...
Thorne, Korinne
... disinfectants that kill 99.9% of all bacteria in order to have a clean and healthy home. Disinfectants are substances applied to non-living objects in attempt to destroy microorganisms living on those surfaces or objects. However, disinfectants do not necessarily kill off all microbes, especially th ...
... disinfectants that kill 99.9% of all bacteria in order to have a clean and healthy home. Disinfectants are substances applied to non-living objects in attempt to destroy microorganisms living on those surfaces or objects. However, disinfectants do not necessarily kill off all microbes, especially th ...
Bacterial Exotoxins
... • systemic exotoxin release is responsible for tissue damage • tox gene carried by lysogenic bacteriophage → only lysogenized bacteria cause serious disease • formerly major childhood disease; now rare due to DTP vaccine • “D” component of vaccine is formalin-treated diphtheria toxin (= toxoid) • a ...
... • systemic exotoxin release is responsible for tissue damage • tox gene carried by lysogenic bacteriophage → only lysogenized bacteria cause serious disease • formerly major childhood disease; now rare due to DTP vaccine • “D” component of vaccine is formalin-treated diphtheria toxin (= toxoid) • a ...
Misuse of Antibiotics
... Taking antibiotics can increase your chance of developing antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Antibiotics kill the disease-causing bacteria, but they also kill some good bacteria. Some bacteria that have been exposed to the antibiotic have developed ways to fight them and survive. These bacteria become s ...
... Taking antibiotics can increase your chance of developing antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Antibiotics kill the disease-causing bacteria, but they also kill some good bacteria. Some bacteria that have been exposed to the antibiotic have developed ways to fight them and survive. These bacteria become s ...
5-Lactose Fermenters
... - Beta-lactam antibiotics are not recommended? 5. Hospital-acquired infections n Common cause ...
... - Beta-lactam antibiotics are not recommended? 5. Hospital-acquired infections n Common cause ...
Gram positive rods bacteria
... among young children. Transmission by inhalation of infected droplets or by contact with contaminated object (Nasal carriers are particularly dangerous because they shed large numbers of bacilli. virulence strain produce specific exotoxin which are absorbed into mucus membrane destroying epitheliu ...
... among young children. Transmission by inhalation of infected droplets or by contact with contaminated object (Nasal carriers are particularly dangerous because they shed large numbers of bacilli. virulence strain produce specific exotoxin which are absorbed into mucus membrane destroying epitheliu ...
Microbiology, Infections, and Antibiotic Therapy March 2000
... include Haemophilus, Bordetella and Legionella. H. influenzae has six serotypes, of which type b is primarily responsible for uvulitis, epiglottitis, meningitis and sepsis. The other serotypes are more commonly associated with otitis, conjunctivitis, sinusitis, or pneumonia. The Hib vaccine, given t ...
... include Haemophilus, Bordetella and Legionella. H. influenzae has six serotypes, of which type b is primarily responsible for uvulitis, epiglottitis, meningitis and sepsis. The other serotypes are more commonly associated with otitis, conjunctivitis, sinusitis, or pneumonia. The Hib vaccine, given t ...
Treatment surgical site infection
... Infection arises following a complication that is not directly related to wound ...
... Infection arises following a complication that is not directly related to wound ...
Antimicrobial Resistance and Aging: Beginning of the End of the
... and mortality. Alternatively, experienced and knowledgeable clinicians may assume that older persons with such nonspecific symptoms may be harboring a serious infection and empirically initiate antimicrobial therapy without objective evidence for an infectious disease, which increases the prescribin ...
... and mortality. Alternatively, experienced and knowledgeable clinicians may assume that older persons with such nonspecific symptoms may be harboring a serious infection and empirically initiate antimicrobial therapy without objective evidence for an infectious disease, which increases the prescribin ...
Gram + Bacteria (Cocci): Staphylococcus & Streptococcus
... abnormal sedimentation rate or C-reactive protein (laboratory tests performed on blood) • Diagnosis - made when two of the major criteria, or one major criterion plus two minor criteria, are present along with evidence of a strep infection. ...
... abnormal sedimentation rate or C-reactive protein (laboratory tests performed on blood) • Diagnosis - made when two of the major criteria, or one major criterion plus two minor criteria, are present along with evidence of a strep infection. ...
I. Misuse of Antibiotics
... At home and in childcare and school settings, antibacterial (or antimicrobial) products are no better than ordinary soap for preventing infections. ...
... At home and in childcare and school settings, antibacterial (or antimicrobial) products are no better than ordinary soap for preventing infections. ...
mechanism of diarrhea
... resuscitation and rehydration with oral or intravenous fluids as required ...
... resuscitation and rehydration with oral or intravenous fluids as required ...
CA-MRSA - BC Centre for Disease Control
... streptococcus. The IDSA guideline recommends cultures from abscesses and other purulent SSTIs in the following circumstances: 1) Treatment with antibiotic therapy 2) Severe local infection or signs of systemic illness 3) Inadequate response to initial treatment 4) Concern for cluster or outbreak Dia ...
... streptococcus. The IDSA guideline recommends cultures from abscesses and other purulent SSTIs in the following circumstances: 1) Treatment with antibiotic therapy 2) Severe local infection or signs of systemic illness 3) Inadequate response to initial treatment 4) Concern for cluster or outbreak Dia ...
What are Antibiotics?
... may not work when needed later to fight a bacterial infection • We all need to play a role to help keep antibiotics working! ...
... may not work when needed later to fight a bacterial infection • We all need to play a role to help keep antibiotics working! ...
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
... • The goal of treatment for active Crohn’s disease is to achieve remission • sulfasalazine, mesalamine derivatives, or steroids, azathioprine, mercaptopurine, methotrexate, infliximab, and metronidazole • Steroids are frequently used • Metronidazole (given orally up to 20 mg/kg/day) in some patients ...
... • The goal of treatment for active Crohn’s disease is to achieve remission • sulfasalazine, mesalamine derivatives, or steroids, azathioprine, mercaptopurine, methotrexate, infliximab, and metronidazole • Steroids are frequently used • Metronidazole (given orally up to 20 mg/kg/day) in some patients ...
Bacteria - denkc.com
... An antibody is a protein complex used by the immune system to identify and neutralize bacteria Each antibody recognizes a specific antigen unique to its target Antibodies that recognize bacteria mark them for ingestion by macrophages. Together with the plasma component complement, antibodies ...
... An antibody is a protein complex used by the immune system to identify and neutralize bacteria Each antibody recognizes a specific antigen unique to its target Antibodies that recognize bacteria mark them for ingestion by macrophages. Together with the plasma component complement, antibodies ...
File - Working Toward Zero HAIs
... report, he called on Olympus to conduct a worldwide investigation and recall all its scopes if similar problems turned up. Over the next three years, 21 people died and at least two dozen more became ill from infections related to scopes in Pittsburgh, Seattle and Los Angeles. An unknown number of o ...
... report, he called on Olympus to conduct a worldwide investigation and recall all its scopes if similar problems turned up. Over the next three years, 21 people died and at least two dozen more became ill from infections related to scopes in Pittsburgh, Seattle and Los Angeles. An unknown number of o ...