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Microbial Biofilm in Clinical Bioremediation Practices in Human Health
Published in Bakrudeen Ali Ahmed Abdul, Microbial Biofilms, 2020
Rengasamy Sathya, Thangaprakasam Ushadevi, S. Ambiga, Bakrudeen Ali Ahmed Abdul
In the decision, biofilm development is on medical devices and nondevice related human health problems. Hence, it is essential to reduce biofilm formation to avoid hospital infections. Moral aseptic conditions and practices are required to shirk biofilm formation. The best way is to treat and control biofilm formation through novel antibiofilm compounds. They are derived from natural sources to eliminate biofilm associated infections. The valuable features of the biological products are applied to control the growth of biofilms. The capability of some novel natural products to work effectively to reduce the biofilm formation on hospital-acquired infection is recently identified. Despite the rising number, new possible antibiofilm compounds are a suitable source for the elimination of biofilm.
Part Two: Overview
Published in Richard B. Gammage, Stephen V. Kaye, Vivian A. Jacobs, Indoor Air and Human Health, 2018
The importance of airborne transmission of viable and nonviable aerosols in the hospital environment is controversial. Ruth Kundsin describes instances where transmission of viable aerosols has led to hospital acquired infection. Airborne counts of microorganisms are proportional to incidence of respiratory tract infections in high-risk patient areas. In some operating rooms, the upper concentration limit for particles containing viable bacteria has been set at 175 per m3. Sedimentation and impaction of viable and nonviable particles into open wounds are of considerable importance with regard to hospital acquired infection. Environmental monitoring for microbial aerosols is needed in some critical care areas in hospitals. More attention needs to be given to the protection of both patients and hospital personnel from microbial aerosols especially with the likelihood of diminished contaminant control as the operation of hospital HVAC systems is modified in response to energy conservation measures. Techniques (e.g., filtration, ultraviolet disinfection, and industrial clean room technology) are currently available to prevent the air within a hospital from becoming the medium of disease transmission.
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Published in Jamie Bartram, Rachel Baum, Peter A. Coclanis, David M. Gute, David Kay, Stéphanie McFadyen, Katherine Pond, William Robertson, Michael J. Rouse, Routledge Handbook of Water and Health, 2015
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a common environmental organism and can be found in water and sewage. It can multiply in many water environments and it is a recognized cause of hospital-acquired infection with serious complications. It has been isolated from a range of most moist environments such as sinks, water baths, hot water systems, showers and spa pools. It can be isolated in water flow meters, hydrants and water softeners in the plumbing system of hospitals. Pseudomonas aeruginosa can be introduced from the centralized water utility system to the distribution system of health care facilities where it can grow in niches like water flow meters, water softener, dead ends of plumbing systems on plastic and rubber materials and also especially in water taps in biofilms. In the biofilm environment they are able to survive even against high chlorine concentrations.
Bacterial contamination of neglected hospital surfaces and equipment in an Algerian hospital: an important source of potential infection
Published in International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 2022
Somia Saadi, Rachida Allem, Mohammed Sebaihia, Abdelaziz Merouane, Mohammed Bakkali
Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), otherwise known as nosocomial infections, are infections that acquired and appeared for 48 hours or more after hospitalization (Ducel et al. 2002) and have become a serious public health problem in developing countries, remaining a major cause of patient morbidity and mortality (Murni et al. 2013).These HAIs may be caused by endogenous contamination (self-infection) or exogenous sources such as contaminated hospital equipment, visitors, patient care equipment and medical devices (Greenwood et al. 2012).