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 학위논문

Control Number  

0016933752

International Standard Book Number  

9798380263412

Dewey Decimal Classification Number  

600

Main Entry-Personal Name  

Boan, Rebecca-Lynn.

Publication, Distribution, etc. (Imprint  

[S.l.] : University of Pittsburgh., 2023

Publication, Distribution, etc. (Imprint  

Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2023

Physical Description  

1 online resource(46 p.)

General Note  

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 85-03, Section: A.

General Note  

Advisor: Mattila, Joshua.

Dissertation Note  

Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Pittsburgh, 2023.

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This item must not be sold to any third party vendors.

Summary, Etc.  

요약Clostridium difficile is a Gram-positive anaerobic bacterium that is the cause of one of the most significant healthcare-acquired infections. Within the last 20 years, the prevalence of pathogenic strains of C. diff as well as antibiotic resistant strains have increased drastically, and several epidemics have occurred. While previously thought to be a healthcare-acquired illness, there has been a drastic increase in community-acquired C. diff. 22 million gastrointestinal endoscopies happen each year making it one of the most important outpatient surgeries completed. Endoscopes are reusable and because of this, there are major cleaning protocols put into place to ensure pathogens are not transferring from one patient to another. There has been some speculation that C. diff may be spreading among otherwise healthy individuals. Our project wanted to ensure that endoscope reprocessing procedures were adequate in eliminating any possible threat ofC. diff transmission. In this project, we also measured the prevalence of C. diff within the community by measuring patients who were colonized with C. diff at the time of their endoscopy. In this study, we discovered that the current cleaning processes were efficient in eliminating C. diff bacteria that were present after surgery. We also were able to determine that around 23% of patients were colonized withC. diffbefore their surgery.

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Infectious diseases.

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Patients.

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Membranes.

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Emergency medical care.

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Disinfection & disinfectants.

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Electronic health records.

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Pathogens.

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Transplants & implants.

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Feces.

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Colonoscopy.

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Antibiotics.

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Nosocomial infections.

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Bacterial infections.

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Epidemics.

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Bacteria.

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Hospitals.

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Medical equipment.

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Health facilities.

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Disease prevention.

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Colorectal cancer.

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Viral infections.

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Toxins.

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Endoscopy.

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Hepatitis.

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Epidemiology.

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Health care management.

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Information science.

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Medicine.

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Pathology.

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Pharmaceutical sciences.

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Surgery.

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University of Pittsburgh.

Host Item Entry  

Dissertations Abstracts International. 85-03A.

Host Item Entry  

Dissertation Abstract International

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