commonly known as Botox‚ is a type of neurotoxin that targets the neuromuscular junction (Merchand-Pauvert‚ V.‚ Aymard‚ C.‚ Giboin‚ L.‚ Dominici‚ F.‚ Rossi‚ A.‚ & Mazzocchino‚ R. (2012)). The neurotoxin is produced by an anaerobic bacterium of the Clostridium protein that is very famous and commonly known as it is used for cosmetic purposes such as smoothening wrinkles on our faces‚ migraines and so on. Botulinum neurotoxin A is so successful in what it is intended to do because of its natural ability
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HOSPITAL ACQUIRED INFECTIONS - R. Howard‚ R. Lata‚ T. Tennekoon‚ R. Mirza & K.Yang Figure 1: Selected hospital acquired infections in Queensland‚ July-December 200814 • Introduction Hospital acquired infections‚ (HAI) also known as nosocomial infections refer to those infections that occur within 48 hours of hospital admission‚ 30 days of an operation‚ or 3 days of discharge10. Nosocomial infections can be quite traumatic and can have significant consequences to the patients16
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appealing as compared to traditional bagoong. -was an offshoot of a study titled “Preparation of Dried Products from Fish Paste (Bagoong Cubes)” -the product has a longer shelf-life -the technology eliminates the problem of toxin production by Clostridium botulinum due to anaerobic and watercontent of the traditional bagoong. -the absence of anaerobic bacteria makes it a safer food additive. -to identify the best fish species for bagoong cubes -to investigate the optimum fermentation period for
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Botulism Botulism is a bacterial disease most often linked to un-sterile canned foods. It can be rather serious‚ as it has the potential to paralyze the respiratory system and thus cause death. The bacterium is named Clostridium Botulinum‚ it is a gram-positive and anaerobic pathogen. The morphology consists of rod shaped spores. The toxin is widely used in cosmetic injections‚ also known as Botox‚ to decrease wrinkles in the skin. Though Botulism is mainly linked to canned foods
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BoNT‚ BTX A-G‚ C. Botulinum‚ botulinum toxin; and since 2013‚ BTX-H; These are all terms synonymous or derived from the most dangerous toxin known to humankind‚ Botulism. Botulism is the term used most often to describe the serotypes derived from Clostridium botulinum. C. botulinum it ’s purported‚ was first isolated as a bacterium by Belgium bacteriologist Emile Pierre van Ermengem in 1897. Botulism (Latin‚ botulus‚ meaning "sausage") was prior to coined by poet and physician
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such as Ebola that directly attacks the immune systems. This virus has an average of 50% fatality rate. As of 13 January 2016‚ reportedly 11‚315 has died from Ebola. Moreover‚ we also have many contagious antibiotics resistant bacteria such as Clostridium difficile‚ shortened to C. diff‚ a deadly bacterium that multiplies when an antibiotic used which kills off beneficial bacteria that reside in its traditional habitat‚ the gut. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in America has estimated
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LESSON PLAN 1. Name of the student: 2. Subject: 3. Topic: 4. Group: B.Sc. (N) 1st year 5. Place: Ambika College Of Nursing‚ Kharar. 6. Method of teaching: Lecture cum discussion 7. Teaching aids: General Objectives: The students of B.Sc.(N)1st year will have knowledge regarding prevention and control of nosocomial infection . Specific objective: At the structured teaching programme the students
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a major issue in health care services as it increases mortality rate‚ In 2007 alone‚ 9‚000 deaths were recorded as a result of MRSA and Clostridium difficile (NICE‚ 2012). The cost incurred by the NHS as a result of HAIs is approximately 1 billion each year (NICE‚ 2012). Acinetobacter species‚ Anaerobic Gram negative bacillus‚ Candida albicans‚ Clostridium difficile (C.difficile)‚ Coagulase negative staphylococci‚ Comamonas acidovorans‚ Enterobacter species‚ Enterococcus species‚ Escherichia
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practices that reduce the spread of infection: After child immunization‚ hand washing is the single most effective way of preventing the spread of infections‚ including diarrhea bugs‚ colds‚ the flu virus and so called ’superbugs’ such as MRSA and Clostridium Difficile. Hand washing is important‚ not only in the hospital environment but in everyday life. Children should be made aware of the importance and benefits of washing hands properly in order to ensure that it becomes a life-long habit. It is
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Two years ago‚ Catherine Duff‚ then 57‚ tearfully described eight debilitating bouts of antibiotic-resistant Clostridium difficile infection to a government panel in Washington. She grew better‚ she said‚ only after treating the gastrointestinal infection at home with her husband’s feces‚ a blender and an enema bag. FROM OUR ADVERTISERS Mark B. Smith‚ a young doctoral student in microbiology‚ was in the audience‚ almost as teary as Ms. Duff. Resolving to help patients like her‚ he started a
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