Re: Or it could be...

In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that roughly 1.7 million hospital-associated infections, from all types of bacteria combined, cause or contribute to 99,000 deaths each year.[1] In Europe, where hospital surveys have been conducted, the category of Gram-negative infections are estimated to account for two-thirds of the 25,000 deaths each year. Nosocomial infections can cause severe pneumonia and infections of the urinary tract, bloodstream and other parts of the body. Many types are difficult to attack with Antibiotics , and Antibiotic resistance is spreading to Gram-negative bacteria that can infect people outside the hospital.[1]

Nosocomial infections are commonly transmitted when hospital officials become complacent and personnel do not practice correct hygiene regularly. Also, increased use of outpatient treatment means that people who are hospitalized are more ill and have more weakened immune systems than may have been true in the past. Moreover, some medical procedures bypass the body's natural protective barriers. Since medical staff move from patient to patient, the staff themselves serve as a means for spreading pathogens.

Hospitals have sanitation protocols regarding uniforms, equipment sterilization, washing, and other preventative measures. Thorough hand washing and/or use of alcohol rubs by all medical personnel before and after each patient contact is one of the most effective ways to combat nosocomial infections.[2] More careful use of antimicrobial agents, such as Antibiotics , is also considered vital.[3]

Despite sanitation protocol, patients cannot be entirely isolated from infectious agents. Furthermore, patients are often prescribed Antibiotics and other antimicrobial drugs to help treat illness; this may increase the selection pressure for the emergence of resistant strains

The only thing that came up positive for me was a gram negative bacteria, which the doctors treated as dellusion I was having. It may not be the material used, but the infection they left behind. And Lord knows, they ain't going there.

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