Gram Positive Bacteria Carriage among Health Care Workers: An Under-Reported Source of Infections?

Toshniwal, Vaishnavi; Mudey, Gargi; Khandekar, Aditya; Kubde, Vandana; Mudey, Abhay

doi:10.22207/jpam.14.4.45

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“…Ultrasonography and Magnetic resonance imaging are the non radiation fields where employee safety shouldn't be overlooked. The Warnings and instructions should be clear and written in bold letters and need to be focused [12].…”

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Study on Work Safety for Employees in Radiology Department

Dabhekar

Naik

2021

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Background: Working staff in the radiology department are exposed to harmful factors such as Radiation exposure, injuries; needle pricks while performing an investigation, leads to exposure to body fluids, muscle stress due to wearing heavy lead aprons, and while moving portable equipment for examinations. Strategies to prevent and reduce such harmful factors are guaranteed by taking regular inspections by radiation safety officers. Safety supervision in radiology is important in shielding the patients, radiologists and healthcare staff. Observational safety audits and regular inspections in the radiology department for staff safety are the main and important parts of this study. Objective: To assess and evaluate the current safety measures in Radiology Department and Scope of innovations and interventions in current working safety condition awareness. Methods: All employees working in radiology department satisfying the inclusion criteria are evaluated for the study. A survey carried out related to general working and routine procedures carried out in radiology department. Regular audits and inspection studies are covered in the study. The study consists of closed-ended questions regarding the profession and the knowledge of the basic safety measures in diagnostic and special scans in radiology department. Results: Employees in the radiology department are highly aware about work safety measures. There are regular safety audits and inspection studies are carried out by RSO and concerning departments. There is also scope for radiation workers to have introductory seminars on radiation safety before they start working with radiation. Conclusion: Working in the radiology department has several types of safety risks, which can be barred or compact if manage suitably. Informally with these types of risks and their penalty, agreement with policy and strategy on work ecological safety, and expansion of a traditions that supports supervision, treatment, and on time conduct will go far toward civilizing overall employee security for all employees in the radiology department.

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“…reported on assessment of knowledge, attitude and adherence to radiation safety measures and radiological waste management among mapped manpower [7]. Few of the related studies included studies by Toshniwal et al [12] Sharma et al [13] Simkhada et al [14] and Zodpey et al [15].…”

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Study on Work Safety for Employees in Radiology Department

Dabhekar

Naik

2021

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“…However, suppose a person has diarrhea that lasts more than three days and is accompanied by a high temperature, bloody stools, or severe vomiting that causes dehydration. In that case, he or she should seek medical attention [18][19][20][21][22][23][24].…”

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Pathogenesis of Escherichia coli: A Clinical Findings

Jaybhaye

Deb

2021

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Theodore Escherich, a German doctor, found E. coli for the first time while studying the gut flora of newborns. Bacterium coli commune (Escherich 1885) was named after him in 1885, and its virulence in extraintestinal illnesses was established by him (1894 Escherich). Until 1919 the term Bacterium coli was commonly used. Then after the formation of the genus Peschiera, Castellani and Chalmers called the type species E. coli (Chalmers & Castellani 1919). Escherichia coli is a member of the Enterobacteriaceae family and is a gram-negative facultatively anaerobic rod (with both a fermentative and respiratory metabolism) that lacks oxidase production. One single rod cell of Escherichia coli cell is generally 1.1–1.5 m broad by 2–6 m long. They may be motile or nonmotile, producing lateral flagella instead of polar flagella when motile. Many strains expand fimbriae or pili, which might be proteinaceous appendages (or structures or fibers) that extend outwardly from the bacterial cell and assist in bacterial mobile adhesion or adherence to other host cells or tissues. Shigella spp. are closely related to Escherichia coli, albeit Shigella is less biochemically active than most E. coli strains. Although genetic relatedness allows Shigella and E. coli to be classified as a single genus, the two have typically been kept apart to avoid medical diagnostic confusion. E. coli are found in many living organisms' nature, edibles, water, and intestines. E. coli is a giant and numerous organization. Most E. coli traces are secure; some can purpose the contamination. Some E. coli strains are chargeable for causing diarrhea, and lots of other lines motive urinary tract infections, pneumonia, and lots of different infections and diseases.

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“…Resistance to antibacterial agents has become an important concern worldwide today [38]. Nisin is an antibacterial chemical that may be used to destroy Punnet bacteria in a variety of settings.…”

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Role of Probiotics in Periodontics

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Kale

Pal

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While changing microbial ecology may result to oral disease microbiological ecological change as a concept, a strategy to avoid inflamed gums. To eradicate pathogenic members of the microbiota, new treatments probiotic supplements, for instance approaches (i.e. bacterial replacement therapy in its entirety) may could be researched. Bacteriotherapy or the use of harmless bacteria to displace dangerous microbes is an alternate and promising technique to tackle illnesses. Probiotics are one of the newest agents with a wide range of therapeutic applications. Periodontitis is a complicated illness that causes both external and internal tissues, as well as microbial colonization (invasion or non-invasion), inflammatory reactions, and resistant immune reactions. In recent years, periodontal disease treatment has switched to a penicillin disease management paradigm. Despite the lack of scientific proof, probiotics could be a promising therapy option for periodontitis. As a result, more research is required to learn more about probiotic species' interactions with periodontal diseases and their impact on the periodontium.

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Gram Positive Bacteria Carriage among Health Care Workers: An Under-Reported Source of Infections?

Cited by 4 publications

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Study on Work Safety for Employees in Radiology Department

Study on Work Safety for Employees in Radiology Department

Pathogenesis of Escherichia coli: A Clinical Findings

Role of Probiotics in Periodontics

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