1.5 - 2 Litres
prevention
Infections.
Bacterial infections
Nosocomial Infections are those that are hospital acquired, one which a patient catches during a hospital visit
Case detection, patient isolation and contact tracing.
The most common source of pathogens that cause surgical site infections is the patient.
No, this is one of the PQRI measures that has an age restriction. The patient must be between 18 and 75.
With contagious infections, it is impossible to trace to "Patient Zero", the very first patient to get the infection.
Resident biota can be the infections agents for nosocomial infections. Examples are staph infections of central lines, and fecal contaminants causing catheter-associated UTIs.
Prevention is also a key goal of Chinese medicine, and much emphasis is placed on educating the patient to live responsibly.
Infections are a constant risk while on immunosuppressive agents, because the immune system is supposed to prevent them.
Other viral infections may also strike the patient, including croup, bronchitis, laryngitis, or viral pneumonia.