Assume you work at the local hospital in your home town.Suddenly you notice that 10% of your patients are having serious staphylococcal infections.None of these patients were admitted for having a staphylococcal infection, and we assume that all standard infectious control procedures are being followed (hand washing, use of gloves and masks, etc.).Remember that a small percentage of bacteria do evade even the most scrupulous of infectious disease control procedures.
How could you find out where the infection originated? What steps would you need to take?
How could you determine definitively what organism is causing these patients’ infections?
How could you determine how to treat these patients?
Once you determine the source of the infection, what ethical issues, if any, are involved here? What should you do to protect the privacy and welfare of the patients as well as avoiding conduct that would lead to a misconduct charge or lawsuit against the hospital?
Rather than a complete cleaning and decontamination in hospital still the organism like staphylococcus are present in hospital setup.
It could have originated from
In case of these type of spreading
Staphylococcus aureus is the common form of definitive organism which can cause infections.
These patients after screening can be segregated or isolated only when necessary. ,antibiotics can be started as per need,monitoring for the intensity of infection and treating, treating underlying disease condition, healthcare professionals to strictly follow infection control protocols.
The ethical issues and the way to avoid misconduct can be the following
Assume you work at the local hospital in your home town.Suddenly you notice that 10% of...
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the following questions on your case study. Madison Community Hospital Addresses Infection Prevention By Michael Moran The Quality Issue Hospitals across the country have seen an increase in Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), a bacterial infection that is highly resistant to some antibiotics. Patients who contract this infection can develop serious complications, sometimes leading to death. Area hospitals with MRSA outbreaks have been featured in recent media programs, resulting in a loss of public confidence and declining admissions. As the director...
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