Year in review 2009: Critical Care - infection

Prevalence and Pattern of Human Immune Deficiency Virus (HIV) Infection Among Ante-natal Clients in Imo State University Teaching Hospital (IMSUTH), Orlu: A 5-Year Retrospective Study (2009 to 2013)

Human immune deficiency virus (HIV) infection is a pandemic, even among pregnant women. It has no cure and so, great importance should be placed on care and support for the sufferer. There is an increasing concern and desire to curb the high incidence of mother to child transmission (MTCT) in Nigeria. Therefore, this study aimed at determining the prevalence and pattern of HIV infection at Imo ...

Necrotizing fasciitis in a plaster-casted limb: case report.

Casts may be associated with, and mask, serious life-threatening complications, including infection, compartment syndrome, and deep vein thrombosis with or without pulmonary embolism. A 43-year-old woman had necrotizing fasciitis associated with a closed-reduction casting of a tibial fracture. Her treatment highlights the importance of removing a cast and assessing the skin and tissue underneat...

Infection control in mass respiratory failure: preparing to respond to H1N1.

The first hints of a global public health crisis emerged with the identification of a new strain of H1N1 influenza A in March and April 2009 in Mexico City. By June 11, the World Health Organization had declared the outbreak of 2009 H1N1 a global pandemic. Now, with the continued growing presence of 2009 H1N1 on the global scene, much attention has been focused on the key role of personal prote...

Cytomegalovirus infection in critically ill patients: a systematic review

INTRODUCTION The precise role of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in contributing to outcomes in critically ill immunocompetent patients has not been fully defined. METHODS Studies in which critically ill immunocompetent adults were monitored for CMV infection in the intensive care unit (ICU) were reviewed. RESULTS CMV infection occurs in 0 to 36% of critically ill patients, mostly between 4...

Year in review 2011: Critical Care - infection