Nosocomial Infections: Awareness and Practices of Nurses Regarding its Spread in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Lahore, Pakistan

Mudassar, Sahar; Adeel, Bushra; Ali, Mudassar; Mehmood, Faheem; Hussain, Ashiq

doi:10.21276/ijcmr.2019.6.1.29

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“…The weakened immune system that age and diabetes mellitus bring about may be the cause of this. In line with other studies carried out by Fominyam et al 28 and Sahar et al, 29 female 16 (16.49%) demonstrated higher than male 11 (12.09%). Perhaps as a result of working in household and agricultural fields, women are more likely to contract intestinal parasites.…”

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Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites among Diabetes Mellitus Patients in Tertiary Care Hospital

Chandi,

Lakhani

2024

J. Pure Appl. Microbiol.

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Intestinal parasitosis constitutes a serious problem of public health, especially in developing countries. Even though the population of immunocompromised individuals is growing, this is a primary cause of illness and mortality. Numerous studies have demonstrated that immunosuppressive medications, such as those used after transplantation, as well as immune suppression as a primary immunodeficiency in HIV infection, increase the possibility of infection and persistent states of carriage. People whose immune systems were weakened, like in the case of chronic internal disorders or abnormal metabolism, were thought to be more susceptible to infection. A group of metabolic non-communicable diseases known as diabetes mellitus (DM) are characterized by hyperglycemia or elevated blood sugar, which can be brought on by either inadequate secretion of insulin, insulin-resistant cells, or both. Parasitic infections in immunocompromised people are becoming more well-known as major opportunistic microorganisms that cause clinical illnesses. The goal of this research is to see how common intestinal parasite infections are in people with diabetes. The research was carried out at the Chandulal Chandrakar Memorial Medical College, Bhilai, Durg district of Chhattisgarh, India. From March to August 2020, diabetic patients who visited hospitals were studied in this cross-sectional study. This study comprised 188 diabetic individuals with type I or type II diabetes who were taking anti-diabetic medication. With a little spoon and a sterile, dry, leak-proof plastic container with a tight-fitting cover that had the patient’s name and identification number on it, the feces samples were taken. The container was then quickly sent to the parasitology lab of the microbiology department for processing. Stool samples were examined under three headings: macroscopic examination, microscopic examination, and formal ether concentration procedure. A total of 188 DM patients was included with data on socio-demographic characteristics, and from each patient stool sample were collected and processed. Out of which, 27 stool samples were positive for intestinal parasites; showed a prevalence of 14.36%. Female 16 (16.49%) revealed a greater frequency than that of men 11 (12.09%). The age range of 51 to 60 years old exhibited the highest incidence 8 (29.63 %). Stool samples were positive for intestinal parasites with one suffering from a dual infection. Various parasites were detected in which Entamoeba histolytica 10 (5.32%) was most common parasite to isolate followed by Ascaris lumbricoides 9 (4.79%) and Giardia lamblia 6 (3.19%) was least isolated parasite. The most prevalent isolated parasite was Entamoeba histolytica, which was followed by Cryptosporidium parvum. Diabetic patients have an increased risk of parasitic infections, particularly when they have the opportunistic infection Entamoeba histolytica. Patients with diabetes who have been diagnosed with Cryptosporidium parvum have a weaker immune system. Therefore, for the sake of societal welfare, people with diabetes mellitus should have routine stool examination screening for parasite infection.

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Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites among Diabetes Mellitus Patients in Tertiary Care Hospital

Chandi,

Lakhani

2024

J. Pure Appl. Microbiol.

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“…A similar study on awareness and practices regarding nosocomial infections among nurses conducted in a tertiary care health facility of Lahore by Mudassar and fellows (2019) reported that, those patients who were on ventilators were more susceptible to nosocomial infections due to contaminated health equipment, a leading source of infection. They also elucidated in their study that prevalence of VAP among ICU patients was 15.9% 22 . These findings are comparable with result of this study (Figure 3), while a study undertaken by Babbar and coworkers (2019) showed that mainstream (62%) of the patients admitted in the intensive care unit developed VAP 23 .…”

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The Effect of Educational Interventional Program on the Rate of Development of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

Azizullah¹,

Qureshi²,

Rana³

et al. 2022

PJMHS

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Background: Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) is one of the frequent infections associated with health care in intensive care units (ICU) prolongs the hospital stay, increases care costs and mortality, and is caused by the migration of oro-pharyngeal microorganisms onto the pulmonary parenchyma. Aim: To determine the effect of educational intervention on the rate of occurrence of ventilator associated pneumonia in patients admitted in Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Place and duration of study: Study was conducted in ICU of Jinnah Hospital, a tertiary care public sector hospital in Lahore, Pakistan for a period of 12 months from August 2019 to July 2020. Study design: Interventional Study. Methods: A total of 270 Patients were enrolled in the study and were divided into two groups, (pre and post educational intervention group). Information about patient's VAP rate, its distribution and patient's length of stay in hospital collected for both groups. Results: Of total 270 enrolled patients, 115(42.6%) were males and 155 (57.4%) were females. The overall rate of VAP was observed 43(15.9%), among them 27(20%) was in pre- interventional group and 16(11.9%) in post interventional group during treatment and stay in ICU. Conclusion: It was concluded that educational intervention played a significant role in controlling the VAP among the patients admitted in the ICU. Keywords: Educational intervention, Nosocomial Infection, Ventilator Associated Pneumonia and Intensive Care Unit

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“…A recent study has reported that the prevalence of HAIs in developing countries was about 10-30% and 5-10% in developed countries [6]. One of the risk factors of HAIs is related to malpractice concerning standard hygiene, which can prevent and control infection by implementing standard hygienic guidelines and punctual performance [7], [8]. Moreover, other factors involved in HAIs have been seen to impact healthcare workers, such as workload, insufficient equipment, and failure to implement sanitary facilities and guidelines [9], [10].…”

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Nursing students’ learning experience with healthcare-associated infection prevention and control (HAI-PC) in Asian countries: an exploratory qualitative study

Nget,

Neth,

et al. 2024

JIM

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Background: Healthcare-associated infection prevention and control (HAI-PC) education programs in Asian countries seem limited and require improvement and support.Objective: This study explored students' learning experiences with HAI-PC education programs in Asian countries (two Vietnamese and two Cambodian universities) to support a pedagogical model in HAI-PC.Method: A qualitative exploratory study design was employed, and inductive content analysis was conducted. Students were selected to participate in the focus group to investigate their experiences with HAI-PC using five structured questions. There were 48 nursing students in total from four universities, 28 from 2 universities in Cambodia, and 20 from two universities in Vietnam.Results: The summary results gained from the four universities were synthesized by grouping them into subcategories and four primary categories, which were students' HAI-PC competence, students' current learning methods in HAI-PC Education, the HAI-PC teaching and learning environment, students' capacity, and entrepreneurial skills in HAI-PC development.Conclusion: This study revealed evidence to improve nursing education in HAI-PC in Asian countries. The new learning method of the simulation scenario and the model fascinated the students; they were happy and more confident about their future careers in practicing HAI-PC skills in their clinical practicum and hospital practice. The current HAI-PC education faces issues related to education and healthcare systems in Asian countries, highlighting the need for improvement.

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Nosocomial Infections: Awareness and Practices of Nurses Regarding its Spread in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Lahore, Pakistan

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Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites among Diabetes Mellitus Patients in Tertiary Care Hospital

Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites among Diabetes Mellitus Patients in Tertiary Care Hospital

The Effect of Educational Interventional Program on the Rate of Development of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

Nursing students’ learning experience with healthcare-associated infection prevention and control (HAI-PC) in Asian countries: an exploratory qualitative study

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