quinolones in combination with their activity in vitro suggest clinical settings in which these drugs are likely to be efficacious. Norfloxacin concentrations in urine‚ feces‚ kidney‚ and prostatic tissue suggest usefulness for therapy of urinary tract infections‚ prostatitis‚ gonorrhea‚ and bacterial gastroenteritis. Ciprofloxacin‚ ofloxacin‚ enoxacin‚ pefloxacin‚ fleroxacin‚ and lomefloxacin are also likely to be efficacious in these settings; in addition‚ concentrations of these drugs achieved
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Wood-Pollard University of South Alabama 1 INDWELLING URINARY CATHETERS AND THE POSTOPERATIVE ORTHOPEDIC PATIENT 2 Catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) are the most prevalent of all nosocomial infections inflicted upon patients while hospitalized. Approximately 30% of all hospital reported infections are of the urinary tract (Joint commission: New year will usher in new CAUTI prevention requiremants‚ 2011). The Joint Commission estimates the annual cost of CAUTI care is
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1 International Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health Volume 1‚ Issue 1‚ 2011 Crosshouse books Original Research Paper INVESTIGATING THE EFFECT OF A LOCAL HERB- P. AMARUS (SCHUM. AND THONN.) ON ENTEROPATHOGENIC STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS AND ESCHERICHIA COLI. BY ETTA‚ Hannah Edim‚ ELOMA‚ Nnanke‚ OKON‚ Essien Archibong and OFFOR‚ Ubana BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT‚ CROSS RIVER UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY ‚ CALABAR‚ CROSS RIVER STATE‚ NIGERIA. Abstract Objectives: Entero-pathogenic Staphylococcus
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Double-J (DJ) stenting is the commonest procedure performed in urology. Patients with stent‚ develop stent infections and stent-related symptoms. Use of antibiotics in patients with DJ stent is rampant. No uniform data is there to prove advantage of antibiotic prophylaxis. Colonial way of life of microorganisms‚ complex microbial assemblages are responsible for formation of biofilm. Both gram positive and gram negative bacteria produces biofilm. Biofilm is an important virulence factor and is main
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Decreasing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections Due to high Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTIs) during hospitalization‚ the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)‚ along with recommendations from the Institute for Healthcare Improvements (IHI) implemented clear surveillance criteria for prevention of CAUTIs. In October 2008‚ a catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) became classified as a “never event”-something that should never occur while a patient
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life-threatening infections in humans‚ especially in the nosocomial (hospital) environment‚ where the naturally high levels of antibiotic resistance found in E. faecalis contribute to its pathogenicity. E. faecalis can cause endocarditis and bacteremia‚ urinary tract infections (UTI)‚ meningitis‚ and other infections in humans. Several virulence factors are thought to contribute to E. faecalis infections. A plasmid-encoded hemolysin‚ called the cytolysin‚ is important for pathogenesis in animal models of infection
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Cystitis is a bladder infection also known as urinary tract infection. Bacteria’s are the common cause for a bladder infection. kidney stones or a tumor that causes blockage in the urethra or the bladder‚ could be also the cause for cystitis. Symptoms are: feeling the urge to urinate more‚ pain while urinating‚ and blood in the urine (hematuria). To treat a bladder infection: antibiotic will help for the bacteria‚ drinking lots of fluid and medication for the pain. Surgery is needed if kidney stones
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items such as medical equipment (catheters). Moreover‚ Proteus mirabilis is part of the normal flora of the human gastrointestinal tract. It can also be found free living in water and soil. The most common infection involving Proteus mirabilis occurs when the bacteria moves to the urethra and urinary bladder‚ which can cause Urinary Tract Infections. In addition‚ Urinary tract infections caused by P. mirabilis occur usually in patients under long-term catherization. Additionally‚ the bacteria have been
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Characteristics Microorganism 1. What is the causative organism (genus and species) for the disease? Legionella pheumophilia Family Pseudomonacea: Pseudomona aeruginosa Family Pasteurellaceae Haemophilus influenza Bordetella pertussis 2. Is the causative organism a virus‚ bacterium‚ protest‚ mold or yeast? Bacteria Bacteria Bacteria Bacteria 3. General characteristics. Morphology: Bacilli pleomorphic-( cocci ->filaments) varies Motility: flagella Gram
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Urinalysis also called urine test. This test can help find conditions that may need treatment or detect some common disease‚ urine test help find serious diseases in early stages. It may take before surgery or people at high risk for kidney problems‚ diabetes‚ liver problems or any other metabolic conditions. Patients will be asked to pee in to a clean cup called specimen cup‚ urine test only require small amount of the urine. Usually they are two parts of urine test include. First part‚ visual
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