What is antibiotic resistance? - Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
... strain develops, this strain will multiply rapidly too. The resistant bacteria then spread through direct contact with a person with the infection, in the same way that other bacteria are spread, most often via hands and sometimes healthcare equipment, such as blood pressure machines, heart monitors ...
... strain develops, this strain will multiply rapidly too. The resistant bacteria then spread through direct contact with a person with the infection, in the same way that other bacteria are spread, most often via hands and sometimes healthcare equipment, such as blood pressure machines, heart monitors ...
The Rise of the cities
... • Gas and then later electric street lights made cities brighter and safer. • Sewer systems made cities healthier and cut death rates. ...
... • Gas and then later electric street lights made cities brighter and safer. • Sewer systems made cities healthier and cut death rates. ...
Healthcare-Associated Infections Annual Report 2015
... can be found in the NM HAI Annual Report 2012 (http://nmhealth.org/go/hai). Statespecific 2013 data (the most recent available) for all states is included in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2013 HAI Progress Report www.cdc.gov/ hai/progress-report/) and Hospital Compare (www.med ...
... can be found in the NM HAI Annual Report 2012 (http://nmhealth.org/go/hai). Statespecific 2013 data (the most recent available) for all states is included in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2013 HAI Progress Report www.cdc.gov/ hai/progress-report/) and Hospital Compare (www.med ...
Urogenital diseases usually not sexually transmitted
... • Gonococcal arthritis is now the most common joint infection in people 16-50 years old • Another complication is what is called frozen pelvis due to scarring of the tissue (infection of the lymphatics that drain the pelvis) ...
... • Gonococcal arthritis is now the most common joint infection in people 16-50 years old • Another complication is what is called frozen pelvis due to scarring of the tissue (infection of the lymphatics that drain the pelvis) ...
S. pyogenes
... polysaccharide, phosphocholine, pneumolysin, IgA protease, etc. 40-70% of humans are at sometimes carrier of virulent pneumococci. Major host defense mechanisms: ciliated cells of respiratory tract and spleen. The normal respiratory tract has natural resistance to the pneumococcus. Loss of natural r ...
... polysaccharide, phosphocholine, pneumolysin, IgA protease, etc. 40-70% of humans are at sometimes carrier of virulent pneumococci. Major host defense mechanisms: ciliated cells of respiratory tract and spleen. The normal respiratory tract has natural resistance to the pneumococcus. Loss of natural r ...
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)
... 1961, British scientists identified the first strains of Staphylococcus Aureus bacteria that resisted methicillin. This was the so-called birth of MRSA. The first reported human case of MRSA in the United States came in 1968. Subsequently, new strains of bacteria have developed that can now resist p ...
... 1961, British scientists identified the first strains of Staphylococcus Aureus bacteria that resisted methicillin. This was the so-called birth of MRSA. The first reported human case of MRSA in the United States came in 1968. Subsequently, new strains of bacteria have developed that can now resist p ...
VRE: Information for Hospital Patient Contacts
... Vancomycin resistant enterococcus (VRE) is a type of enterococus that has developed resistance to many commonly used antibiotics, especially an antibiotic called vancomycin. VRE has been found in the community and the hospital setting on persons and their surroundings. It is mainly spread by contact ...
... Vancomycin resistant enterococcus (VRE) is a type of enterococus that has developed resistance to many commonly used antibiotics, especially an antibiotic called vancomycin. VRE has been found in the community and the hospital setting on persons and their surroundings. It is mainly spread by contact ...
Biological agents
... • Work : could the work of the patient be (part of) the cause or the aggravation of his/her complaint or disease? • Skin lesion for a sewage worker • Activities : could the complaint / disease of the patient have consequences for his/her activities and participation in work • Hepatitis B infection i ...
... • Work : could the work of the patient be (part of) the cause or the aggravation of his/her complaint or disease? • Skin lesion for a sewage worker • Activities : could the complaint / disease of the patient have consequences for his/her activities and participation in work • Hepatitis B infection i ...
Hygiene is an important preventive measure for cellulitis. Breaks in
... proponent of non-professionals bringing prescription medications ...
... proponent of non-professionals bringing prescription medications ...
a patient with haemorrhagic bullae
... however, will require a second-line treatment. For the clinical management of ITP we refer to a recent paper in this journal.1 Rituximab, a chimeric anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody, depletes CD20+ B-cells which results in low or even undetectable levels for two to six months, ...
... however, will require a second-line treatment. For the clinical management of ITP we refer to a recent paper in this journal.1 Rituximab, a chimeric anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody, depletes CD20+ B-cells which results in low or even undetectable levels for two to six months, ...
Tuberculosis – The facts!
... Tuberculosis – The facts! TB is curable but kills 5000 people every day or 2 million per year. 2 billion people (1/3 of world’s population) are infected with the microbes that cause TB 1 in 10 people infected with TB microbes will become sick with active TB in their lifetime TB is contagious & ...
... Tuberculosis – The facts! TB is curable but kills 5000 people every day or 2 million per year. 2 billion people (1/3 of world’s population) are infected with the microbes that cause TB 1 in 10 people infected with TB microbes will become sick with active TB in their lifetime TB is contagious & ...
LAB DX
... drainage/opening of fistula/sinus tract and cultures obtained from deeper infected tissues as surface specimens become colonized with bacteria/fungus – Obtain blood cultures if systemic symptoms present fever, chills – Granules (if present) should be collected crushed and cultured in cases of myceto ...
... drainage/opening of fistula/sinus tract and cultures obtained from deeper infected tissues as surface specimens become colonized with bacteria/fungus – Obtain blood cultures if systemic symptoms present fever, chills – Granules (if present) should be collected crushed and cultured in cases of myceto ...
eP209 ePoster Viewing Polymyxins and carbapenem
... associated pneumonia, HAP: Hospital-acquired pneumonia, UTI: urinary tract infection, BSI: bloodstream infection, CABSI: catheter associated bloodstream infection. S: susceptible, I: intermediate. Synergistic associations were: a- colistin/rifampicin in all isolates, b- Other synergies: colistin/ pi ...
... associated pneumonia, HAP: Hospital-acquired pneumonia, UTI: urinary tract infection, BSI: bloodstream infection, CABSI: catheter associated bloodstream infection. S: susceptible, I: intermediate. Synergistic associations were: a- colistin/rifampicin in all isolates, b- Other synergies: colistin/ pi ...
A cardiac implantable device infection by Raoultella planticola in an
... particularly in patients who are dependent upon heart-pacing devices. Staphylococci are found in 70 % of reported cases. Case presentation. We report the case of a cardiac-pacemaker infection in a 79-year-old man, cumulating a history of rheumatoid arthritis treated by corticosteroids and methotrexa ...
... particularly in patients who are dependent upon heart-pacing devices. Staphylococci are found in 70 % of reported cases. Case presentation. We report the case of a cardiac-pacemaker infection in a 79-year-old man, cumulating a history of rheumatoid arthritis treated by corticosteroids and methotrexa ...
The Value of ID Specialists
... interventions, since it did not take the care for these severe cases into account ...
... interventions, since it did not take the care for these severe cases into account ...
Microorganisms and Disease
... • pandemic: “a disease affecting the majority of the population of a large region or one that is epidemic at the same time in many different parts of the world” • sporadic: “a disease which occurs occasionally or in scattered instances” • noncommunicable diseases: do not spread from one host to anot ...
... • pandemic: “a disease affecting the majority of the population of a large region or one that is epidemic at the same time in many different parts of the world” • sporadic: “a disease which occurs occasionally or in scattered instances” • noncommunicable diseases: do not spread from one host to anot ...
fast facts: unsafe injection practices
... Although safe injection practices are basic infection control measures, they are not always followed. ...
... Although safe injection practices are basic infection control measures, they are not always followed. ...
instruction sheet: sore throat (pharyngitis)
... INSTRUCTION SHEET: SORE THROAT (PHARYNGITIS) The Student Health Provider has diagnosed infectious pharyngitis (an infection causing your sore throat). In addition to throat pain, infectious pharyngitis can cause fever, chills, fatigue, mild headache, and mild stomach ache. Throat infections are caus ...
... INSTRUCTION SHEET: SORE THROAT (PHARYNGITIS) The Student Health Provider has diagnosed infectious pharyngitis (an infection causing your sore throat). In addition to throat pain, infectious pharyngitis can cause fever, chills, fatigue, mild headache, and mild stomach ache. Throat infections are caus ...
Management of Specific Infectious Complications in Children with
... Transiently placed and permanent central venous catheters led to an increase in catheter-associated bacteremias Diagnosis: blood cultures from both a catheter lumen (+); a peripheral venous site ...
... Transiently placed and permanent central venous catheters led to an increase in catheter-associated bacteremias Diagnosis: blood cultures from both a catheter lumen (+); a peripheral venous site ...
Chapter 22
... Emerging Fungal Pathogens • Opportunistic fungal pathogens have little or no virulence; host defenses must be impaired • Vary from superficial colonization to potentially fatal systemic disease • An emerging medical concern; account for 10% of all nosocomial infections • Dermatophytes may be underg ...
... Emerging Fungal Pathogens • Opportunistic fungal pathogens have little or no virulence; host defenses must be impaired • Vary from superficial colonization to potentially fatal systemic disease • An emerging medical concern; account for 10% of all nosocomial infections • Dermatophytes may be underg ...
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
... gloves and gowns unless they are involved with your direct personal care. Visitors will be asked to wash their hands or use hand rub when entering and leaving your room. They will also be advised not to visit any other patients during the same visit. Please tell your visitors not to sit or lie on yo ...
... gloves and gowns unless they are involved with your direct personal care. Visitors will be asked to wash their hands or use hand rub when entering and leaving your room. They will also be advised not to visit any other patients during the same visit. Please tell your visitors not to sit or lie on yo ...
Hospital-acquired infection
Hospital-acquired infection (HAI) — also known as nosocomial infection — is an infection whose development is favored by a hospital environment, such as one acquired by a patient during a hospital visit or one developing among hospital staff. In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated roughly 1.7 million hospital-associated infections, from all types of microorganisms, including bacteria, combined, cause or contribute to 99,000 deaths each year. In Europe, where hospital surveys have been conducted, the category of gram-negative infections are estimated to account for two-thirds of the 25,000 deaths each year. Nosocomial infections can cause severe pneumonia and infections of the urinary tract, bloodstream and other parts of the body. Many types are difficult to attack with antibiotics, and antibiotic resistance is spreading to gram-negative bacteria that can infect people outside the hospital.Hospital-acquired infections are an important category of hospital-acquired conditions. HAI is sometimes expanded as healthcare-associated infection to emphasize that infections can be correlated with health care in various settings (not just hospitals), which is also true of hospital-acquired conditions generally.