Survey of Nasal Carriage of Staphylococcus aureus in Microbiology 1 Students at RMIT Aim: To determine the carriage rate of Staphylococcus aureus in the nares of students taking second year microbiology courses at RMIT. Introduction: Carriage of S.aureus is important in hospital patients‚ preoperative patients‚ hospital staff‚ food handlers etc. because it carriage of S.aureus appears to play a key role in the epidemiology and pathogenesis of infection. S.aureus can cause localized and invasive
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Surgical Site Infections Elizabeth Griffor HCA 375 Continuous Quality Monitoring & Accreditation Instructor: Annajane Schnapp October 27‚ 2012 I chose to do my paper on the hospital-acquired condition of surgical site infections. In this paper I will discuss what a surgical site infection is‚ why it is considered preventable‚ the legal implications related to the patient‚ the role disclosure plays‚ accreditation expectations‚ and analyze the cost of continuous quality monitoring
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Name one disease/condition that could be caused by your organism‚ at least two of its symptoms and what treatment is most often utilized (Antibiotics must be named). (Infection does not count‚ you must be more specific). Diseases can be human or animal. If no disease is found‚ list and describe one industrial use. Industrial use should include any products it being used to make/produce and if the organism is genetically altered for that use. Your answer to this question should be in complete sentences
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Executive Summary (Benchmark Assessment) The purpose of the program The nosocomial infection prevention program has been developed to serve as basic practical resource to all health care individuals‚ as well as for those who work in the infection control department in our health care facility. The program will provide helpful information‚ rationales and recommendations in our join effort to fight hospitals’ acquired infection. This program will assist our hospital administrators‚ infection
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Curcumin is found in the rhizome of Curcuma longa. It exhibits various biological activities like anti-cancer‚ anti-inflammatory‚ anti-viral‚ anti-bacterial‚ anti-oxidant and nematocidal activities. Due to its poor solubility there is a need to formulate this curcumin for better bioavailability. Curcumin was extracted by acetone using soxhlet apparatus and evaporated by means of vacuum rotary evaporator. The presence of curcumin was confirmed by differential scanning calorimetry. Nanosuspension was
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Dermatology is the medical specialty which studies the structure and functions of the skin ‚ as well as disorders that affect it and its prevention is the Dermatology‚ who can diagnose and treat diseases of the body and genital mucous (male and female)‚ Oral and their limits anal rectal also hair and nails. Thus‚ any injury that appears on the skin also called integument should be addressed by the general practitioner or in a specific case by the dermatologist . Its activity is divided‚ in
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Our body is prone to many fungal infections. Some cause internal issues while the symptoms of some are visible in our body‚ from outside. Ringworm is one such fungal infection that happens on different parts of our body‚ from outside. This Ringworm‚ or tinea‚ alludes to a few sorts of infectious contagious contaminations of the top layer of the skin‚ scalp‚ and nails. There is a typical misconception identified with Ringworm. Because of its name numerous trusts that it is some sort of illness that
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Nowadays resistance to antibiotics is one of the major challenges facing treatment of bacterial infections. The majority of human pathogenic bacteria have been resistant to clinically used antibiotics. Moreover‚ the currently used antibiotics have low selectivity against bacteria and thereby affect both pathogenic bacteria and our benign endogenous microflora. Therefore‚ there is a need to find out a novel approach that inhibits the bacterial pathogenesis and infection [1-3]. Chlamydia trachomatis
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Pertussis‚ or whooping cough‚ is a highly contagious bacterial infection of the lungs and airways. The spread of whooping cough among countries despite the existence of vaccines makes the diagnosis important.1 Diagnosing pertussis in its early stages can be difficult because of the similar symptoms of other diseases of the respiratory tract such as bronchitis‚ cold and flue.2 It is important to know that pertussis can be controlled if the patients are diagnosed early .Since pertussis is acute infectious
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Introduction Herpetic whitlow is an infection that affects the skin. It is caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV). This condition commonly affects the fingers. The infection can recur‚ but the first occurrence is usually the most severe. HSV commonly affects the mouth and genitals‚ but it can affect many other parts of the body. Most people who get herpetic whitlow have an HSV infection in another part of the body that spreads to the fingers through a cut. What are the causes? This condition is caused
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