Role of technology to combat nosocomial infections

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• 作者：Prashant Shukla ; ^{dr.prashant.shukla@outlook.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Rahul K. Garg ; Amit K. Dahiya
• 关键词：Epidemiological ; Nosocomial ; Pseudomonas aeruginosa ; Legionella ; Prophylaxis
• 刊名：Apollo Medicine
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：March 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：13
• 期：1
• 页码：71-73
• 全文大小：240 K

文摘

Nosocomial infections are the most notorious of all the microbial infections. Apart from causing rise in the economic burden, it also leads to increase in the morbidity and mortality of the hospitalized patients. So far, the main armamentarium to combat these infections has remained the antibiotics. But with increase in the antibiotic-resistant microbes and a relatively slower rate of discovery of newer antibiotics, we have to look out for innovative ways to contain these infections. This is where role of innovative technologies come in to the picture. Technology can play a major role if applied judiciously and in time. Strategically used, it can be used to control nosocomial infections at the levels of detection of the disease as well as prophylaxis of the disease.