ELIAGOMEZ
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Hello,
Hope everyone is having a great day
The following is an abstract that I have to submit soon. I re-wrote this a couple of times before finally sharing it and I just need a little reassurance that the language is used properly. Please share any remarks, I 'll be grateful to anyone who can help proofread this.
"Nosocomial infections are one of the most common complications while providing health care services. To encounter this emerging problem, infection control and prevention programs undergo continuous development. Recently, infections associated with medical devices are standing out as a category on their own. Based on current several studies and quantitative data, both the frequency of usage of medical devices in healthcare settings, as well as the magnitude of device-associated infections are significantly high. More importantly, some of the device-associated infections were found to have high attributable mortality.
It was consequently important to recognize specifically the commonest types of infections among this category, which include; ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) and surgical-site infections (SSIs). These observations regarding the significance of device-associated infections directed research towards recognizing their underlying mechanisms and pathogenesis. A central concept to the discussion of mechanisms of device-associated infections is "Biofilm". A biofilm comprises any group of microorganisms in which cells stick to each other and often also to a surface, which could be life-threatening if stuck to the surface of medical equipment. To make things worse, the resistance these microorganisms gain against antibiotics can complicate the process of treatment. Furthermore, measurements to prevent device-associated infections are targeting the formation of biofilms by approaches like surface-modification and biofilm-replacement. "
Hope everyone is having a great day
The following is an abstract that I have to submit soon. I re-wrote this a couple of times before finally sharing it and I just need a little reassurance that the language is used properly. Please share any remarks, I 'll be grateful to anyone who can help proofread this.
"Nosocomial infections are one of the most common complications while providing health care services. To encounter this emerging problem, infection control and prevention programs undergo continuous development. Recently, infections associated with medical devices are standing out as a category on their own. Based on current several studies and quantitative data, both the frequency of usage of medical devices in healthcare settings, as well as the magnitude of device-associated infections are significantly high. More importantly, some of the device-associated infections were found to have high attributable mortality.
It was consequently important to recognize specifically the commonest types of infections among this category, which include; ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) and surgical-site infections (SSIs). These observations regarding the significance of device-associated infections directed research towards recognizing their underlying mechanisms and pathogenesis. A central concept to the discussion of mechanisms of device-associated infections is "Biofilm". A biofilm comprises any group of microorganisms in which cells stick to each other and often also to a surface, which could be life-threatening if stuck to the surface of medical equipment. To make things worse, the resistance these microorganisms gain against antibiotics can complicate the process of treatment. Furthermore, measurements to prevent device-associated infections are targeting the formation of biofilms by approaches like surface-modification and biofilm-replacement. "
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