Clinical Microbiology (Infective Syndromes) Urinary Tract Infections Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the second most common infection after respiratory tract infections in the community. UTI is the leading cause of gram-negative sepsis (urosepsis) especially in hospitalized patients and the urinary catheters are the origin of nearly 50% of nosocomial UTIs. UTI is the … [Read more...] about Clinical Microbiology (Infective Syndromes) Notes
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Hospital Acquired Infection Multiple Choice Question & Answers
1. Which of the following drugs should be sold only on prescription of a registered medical practitioner? Schedule H drugs Schedule X drugs Schedule J drugs Schedule Y drugs Answer. (1) (Schedule H drugs) Schedule H drugs: Union health ministry has launched’ Medicines with the Red Line’ as a measure towards antimicrobial resistance awareness campaign. … [Read more...] about Hospital Acquired Infection Multiple Choice Question & Answers
Hospital Acquired Infection, Biomedical Waste, Needle Stick Injury, Environmental Surveillance
Hospital Acquired Infection, Biomedical Waste, Needle Stick Injury, Environmental Surveillance Hospital Acquired Infections Hospital-acquired infections or nosocomial infections can be defined as the infections acquired in a hospital by a patient: who was admitted for a reason other than that infection in whom the infection was not present or incubating at the time of … [Read more...] about Hospital Acquired Infection, Biomedical Waste, Needle Stick Injury, Environmental Surveillance