This book describes the issues of human health and healthcare from
the point of view of hygiene monitoring and maintenance. Also, the
perspectives on the effects of microbial cell structures,
metabolism, communities and interactions on health and hygiene are
included. Besides microbiological screening of patients, surfaces,
air space etc. this book introduces some key bacteriological,
virological and fungal risks in the clinical setting. It describes
routes of contamination inside hospitals, and into our body. The
means for prevention of the spreading of unwanted microbes are
presented as well. Protection mechanisms of the bodily system and
the balances of the human microbiome are discussed with respect to
intrusions via the respiratory or digestive systems or damaged
skin. The risks during operations or invasive treatments are
highlighted, together with means for avoiding them. Examples of
biofilm formation on the devices or on the body surfaces, latent
infections, contagion mechanisms, as well as prevalent risks such
as mycobacterial infections, antibiotic resistant strains,
intracellular pathogens, nosocomial viruses, lowered host defences,
Clostridium difficile, salmonellas, legionellas are included in the
chapters of this book. Important developments such as personalized
medicine, point-of-care diagnostics, arthroscopy, improved drug
delivery, pre- and probiotic treatments, monitoring of the normal
flora and its beneficial effects are also discussed.
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