Nosocomial HIV infections - lessons from history

Nosocomial Infections: The Definition Criteria

History Lessons from Bacteria

Microbes have been catapulted into the spotlight again by recent studies showing that uniquely modern phenomena, like jet lag and artificial sweeteners, can affect health by altering the microbiome (Suez et al., 2014; Thaiss et al., 2014). However, even as the nature of our current relationship with bacteria unfolds, DNA sequencing and proteomic approaches are giving us a fascinating glimpse in...

Nosocomial Infections in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) results in acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and is characterized by a serious disorder of the immune system in which the protective defenses against infection cannot function leaving the individual vulnerable to severe infections and conditions. This results in opportunistic infections causing an unfavourable outcome. Since its discovery in 1981 when...

Nosocomial Infections with Aeromonas hydrophila from Leeches.

The manner in which leeches are maintained before they are used for therapy has not been studied as a factor contributing to nosocomial infections. A 5-year retrospective survey of Aeromonas hydrophila nosocomial infections at a hospital in Marseille, France, revealed infections in 5 (4.1%) of an estimated 122 patients treated with leeches in the Hand Surgery Unit and 2 (2.4%) of an estimated 8...

Nosocomial Urinary Tract Infections

Healthcare-associated urinary infection is one of the most frequent infections and it is responsible for more than 40% of nosocomial or healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and nursing homes for the elderly. The complexity and diversification of health services currently offered has motivated an enlargement in literature about infectious complications that may happen in each one of these sce...