THE UNDERRATED CHECKLIST: FIVE STEPS TO SAVE LIVES The idea of having to go through a checklist in your job may sound a little demeaning. That type of thinking is why Dr. Peter Pronovost of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine ran into opposition when he proposed a five-step checklist that would not only save money‚ but savelives. In the United States‚ hospital-acquired infections affect 1 in 10 patients‚ killing 90‚000 of them and costing as much as $11 billion each year.Many of those
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Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: an acute bacterial infection of ascites fluid. Although a bacterial infection the infecting agent is not easily identified. Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is commonly seen in patients receiving peritoneal dialysis due to contamination of dialysate. Signs and symptoms: a wide range of symptoms including diarrhea‚ worsening encephalopathy‚ ascites that do not improve following administration of diuretic medication‚ worsening or new renal failure and ileus
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The State of Illinois has several guidelines and activities in place as techniques to prevent nosocomial infections. In Illinois‚ Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)‚ is charged with providing advice and guidance to the Secretary‚ Department of Health and Human Services; the Director‚ CDC and the Director of the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)‚ regarding the practice of hospital infection control and strategies for surveillance
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Necrotizing Fasciitis is a bacterial skin infection that is caused by one or more bacteria that enters one’s skin through a cut or wound. It can be fatal if not treated in time. Necrotizing Fasciitis is commonly known as the ‘flesh eating infection’ that occurs suddenly and spreads extremely fast. It corrodes the skin and the tissue beneath it. It can be caused by one or more bacteria‚ for example Streptococcus pyogenes‚ Kebsiella‚ Bacteroides and more. Approximately 700 hundred cases are recorded
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Enterococcus faecalis is a gram positive‚ commensal bacterium inhabiting the gastrointestinal tracts of humans and other mammals [1].E. faecalis can cause life-threatening infections in humans. Moreover‚ the antibiotic resistance exhibited at high levels by E. faecalis contributes to its pathogenicity [2]. Several reports state that enterococcal species possess the property of causing a variety of diseases in humans [3‚ 4]. It is known from previous studies that Enterococcus faecalis can cause endocarditis
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A ringworm is an itchy‚ contagious infection caused by a number of fungi‚ affecting the skin or scalp. One could get the infection from skin to skin contact‚ such as handshakes or hugs. One could also get it from touching a contaminated animal or object‚ such as dogs or a doorknob. The most common locations to find ringworms are the scalp‚ chest‚ hands‚ groin‚ and feet. There are many types of ringworms but here are some common ones: tinea corporis (skin)‚ tinea capitis (scalp)‚ tinea pedis (feet)
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A surgical site infection(SSI) is defined when a microorganism settles into and contaminates sterile tissue within 30 days of the surgery. Per the CDC (2017) SSIs are responsible for 31% of healthcare-associated infections or nosocomial infections which is the highest leading cause. This can happen before during or after a patient has surgery. There are many physiological risks that are evaluated before a person has surgery to see if they are at a high risk for a surgical site infection. Some
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Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM Introduction A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Some patients go to a hospital just for diagnosis‚ treatment‚ or therapy and then leave (’outpatients’) without staying overnight; while others are ’admitted’ and stay overnight or for several days or weeks or months (’inpatients’). Majority of our hospitals‚ one does not need to be a keen observer in assessing the conditions of these hospitals. Most of the
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Nosocomial Infections (NI) can arise from an inanimate object or substance‚ other patients‚ medical personnel‚ visitors‚ air‚ water‚ even the health care process itself. Also‚ the use of reusable equipment/supplies‚ invasive devices or techniques (catheters‚ valves‚ etc.). Patients in a hospital setting are also exposed to more drug resistant strains of microbes; as in this setting the microbes are selected at a higher rate than outside the hospital due to antibiotic usage in the hospital. NI
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Staphylococcus Aureus is a common cause for infections in the community and a major cause in hospital based disease. Up to 40% of the general public thought to be carriers and of hospital staff from 50 – 70%‚ and is associated with a higher risk of infection in the hospital setting. The anterior nares have been shown to be the most frequent site of carriage and are the single site of detection. [1] In certain situations‚ hospital patients and staff may be investigated and screened to identify carriers
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