In this article we will discuss about Hospital Acquired Infections:- 1. Meaning of Hospital Acquired Infections 2. Factors Influencing Hospital Acquired Infections 3. Sources 4. Mode of Transmission. Meaning of Hospital Acquired Infections: Since antiquity, the hospitals were regarded as source of infections to patients after admission. There was necessity to isolate patients with infectious diseases and it was a [...]
The below mentioned article provides a study note on Endocarditis and Septicaemia:- 1. Meaning of Endocarditis and Septicaemia 2. Types of Septicaemia 3. Complications of More Localised Infection 4. Causative Microorganisms of Septicaemia 5. Clinical Types 6. Endocarditis Associated with Intravenous Drug Abuses 7. Pathogenesis 8. Hospital Acquired Native-Valve Endocarditis and Other Details. Contents: Meaning of Endocarditis and Septicaemia Types [...]
The below mentioned article provides a study note on Pathogens and Pathogenicity. Introduction to Microbial Pathogenicity: Sources and Spread of Infection in the Community: Pathology is the ability of the microbes to initiate the infection. It requires three tributes: (1) Transmissibility or communicability — from one host or reservoir to a fresh host; (2) Infectivity — the ability to breach [...]