Prevalence of Pseudomonas in dental unit water of private dental clinics and its antimicrobial susceptibility using MAR index

The bacteriology of water in a dental unit is important as potentially pathogenic microorganisms like Pseudomonas may be present in dental water unit, which could be fatal for immuno-compromised patients and be of significant morbidity in immuno-competent patients. It is difficult to treat infections caused by Pseudomonas due to their resistance to many commonly used disinfectants and antibiotics. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the Pseudomonas contamination in dental unit water lines of a dental hospital outpatient department and to analyse the antimicrobial susceptibility of Pseudomonas.

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A Community Outbreak of Rotavirus Diarrhea Associated With Exposures in a Hospital Outpatient Department in South China

The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal ◽

10.1097/inf.0b013e31821fa542 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 30 (9) ◽

pp. 745-748 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Yuan Li ◽

Hongxiong Guo ◽

Wenti Xu ◽

Taishun Wu ◽

Huilai Ma ◽

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Keyword(s):

South China ◽

Outpatient Department ◽

Hospital Outpatient ◽

Rotavirus Diarrhea

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COMPUTERIZING THE ATTENDANCE REGISTER FROM A RURAL HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT

Journal of Nepal Medical Association ◽

10.31729/jnma.1730 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 35 (122) ◽

pp. 208-216 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ian Chadwell

Keyword(s):

Rural Hospital ◽

Outpatient Department ◽

Hospital Outpatient

ABSTRACT

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Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Neisseria gonorrhea among the Symptomatic Patients attending Outpatient Department in Lyatonde District Hospital Southwestern Uganda

International Journal of Scientific Reports ◽

10.18203/issn.2454-2156.intjscirep20190252 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 52

Author(s):

Nakiwala Peace ◽

Ahabwe Elliot ◽

Nseera Lawrence ◽

Twiine Felix ◽

Richard Onyuthi Apecu

Keyword(s):

Antimicrobial Susceptibility ◽

Clinical Laboratory ◽

District Hospital ◽

Outpatient Department ◽

Medical Laboratory ◽

Diffusion Method ◽

National Committee ◽

Neglected Diseases ◽

Neisseria Gonorrhea ◽

Southwestern Uganda

Background: Neisseria gonorrhea is one of the neglected diseases of public health importance causing symptomatic, suppurative discharge in males and being asymptomatic in females. This cross-sectional study was aimed at determining the prevalence and susceptibility pattern of Neisseria gonorrhea to the commonly used antibiotics among symptomatic patients attending outpatient department in Lyatonde district hospital.Methods: Urethral and endocervical swabs were collected by the attending medical laboratory technologists. The presence of gonorrhea was confirmed by culture, Gram staining and biochemical tests. Antimicrobial sensitivity test was performed using the disc diffusion method and the result was interpreted using the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards guidelines. Results: Overall prevalence of N. gonorrhea was 4.9% with high prevalence rates of 7.7% among the young age group of 15-25 years. Low level of antimicrobial susceptibility to cefuroxime (50%) followed by erythromycin and gentamycin both at 25% was observed. An alarming resistance to ceftriaxone and ciprofloxacin at 100% followed by penicillin 75% was exhibited by the colonies.Conclusions: The high resistant rate to ceftriaxone and ciprofloxacin obviates their use as the first line of syndromic treatment of gonorrhea in Southwestern Uganda. The use of laboratory culture for diagnosis and management of N. gonorrhea, especially with cefuroxime therapy is highly recommended.

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Effective Purification of Water from Iron Ions and Potentially Pathogenic Microorganisms Using a Montmorillonite Composite Sorbent

Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A ◽

10.1134/s0036024418090339 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 92 (9) ◽

pp. 1806-1812

Author(s):

A. I. Vezentsev ◽

V. A. Peristiy ◽

V. D. Bukhanov ◽

L. F. Peristaya ◽

P. V. Sokolovskiy ◽

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Keyword(s):

Pathogenic Microorganisms ◽

Iron Ions ◽

Composite Sorbent ◽

Potentially Pathogenic Microorganisms ◽

Purification Of Water

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Assessment of Postvaccine Immunity against Streptococcus pneumoniae in Patients with Asplenia, including an Analysis of Its Impact on Bacterial Flora of the Upper Respiratory Tract and Incidence of Infections

Journal of Immunology Research ◽

10.1155/2018/1691347 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2018 ◽

pp. 1-9 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Alina Olender ◽

Katarzyna Małkińska ◽

Jacek Roliński ◽

Ewelina Grywalska ◽

Elżbieta Pels ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Respiratory Tract ◽

Bacterial Flora ◽

Carrier State ◽

Control Group ◽

Pathogenic Microorganisms ◽

Upper Respiratory Tract ◽

Specific Antibodies ◽

Positive Effects ◽

Upper Respiratory ◽

Potentially Pathogenic Microorganisms

S. pneumoniae is a microorganism that may cause a serious threat in postsplenectomy patients due to a potentially invasive course of infection. In order to assess a protective activity after vaccination with the 23-valent vaccine, we made an analysis of the level of antibodies in patients with asplenia compared to a control group of healthy donors. Additionally, colonization by potentially pathogenic microorganisms of the upper respiratory tract was analyzed to determine the carrier state by strains with vaccine serotype. No such strains were found in the research, yet three non-vaccine-serotype strains were found. Colonization of the upper respiratory tract by potentially pathogenic microorganisms may be connected with increased susceptibility observed and incidence of infections in patients with asplenia. However, colonization by S. pneumoniae may not have an effect on the level of specific antibodies with the 23-valent vaccine against S. pneumoniae (PPV23) in postsplenectomy patients and healthy people. The response to vaccination against S. pneumoniae showed a lower level of specific antibodies in patients with splenectomy performed more than 2 years before the test than in patients with a recently removed spleen, i.e., from 1 month to 2 years before the test. Vaccination against pneumococci also has positive effects on incidence of other etiology infections, which is of high significance in the prophylaxis of infectious diseases in this group of patients.

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