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Scrapes and cuts

… Once the scrape or cut has been cleaned, watch for signs of infection. Photo: Julie Trudeau For a minor, superficial cut or scrape that is not bleeding … an adhesive or gauze bandage over the wound, depending on how large it is. Watch for signs of infection around the wound (redness, pain, warmth) in the days that follow. See a doctor if you notice…

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Aspergillus niger

… have also been reported (see Nosocomial section). More details Onychomycosis (a fungal infection of the nails) is usually caused by dermatophytic fungi, but has been recognized, albeit … with onychomycosis revealed that A. niger was the most frequent agent of this type of mould infection {1833}. Otomycosis is a common infection, even in…

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Read more about Synthèse de la circulation des virus respiratoires

Synthèse de la circulation des virus respiratoires

Cette page présente une synthèse des données sur la circulation des virus respiratoires au Québec pour la semaine CDC en cours.

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Read more about Travel and trips

Travel and trips

… to your prenatal care provider. Zika Before traveling abroad, get information on the risk of infection by the Zika virus. It is recommended for pregnant women to postpone travel to … Most people who are infected don’t realize it because they don’t have any symptoms. Zika infection during pregnancy poses a serious threat to the baby. It can cause birth defects…

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Read more about Chaetomium spp.

Chaetomium spp.

… globosum {199}. The same Chaetomium exposure may also play a role in the human paranasal sinus infection or colonisation: in one case, histological examination following infundibulectomy … inhaled mycotoxins {87, 800}. Infections and colonisations Cases of confirmed human Chaetomium infection are rare. Chaetomium are among the fungi causing infections often…

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Read more about Prevention and control measures for Clostridium difficile in residential and long-term care facilities

Prevention and control measures for Clostridium difficile in residential and long-term care facilities

… cases/10,000 patient days in 2016-2017 (SPIN, 2017). Clostridium difficile ( C. difficile ) infection is nonetheless one of the main causes of nosocomial infectious diarrhea in Quebec … hospital-based CDAD outbreaks. This document’s purpose is to formulate recommendations for infection prevention and control (IPC) teams at residential and long-term care…

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Read more about What to do with the tick collected

What to do with the tick collected

The Laboratoire de santé publique du Québec analyzes ticks voluntarily submitted by hospital medical microbiology laboratories and by veterinary hospitals and clinics, in order to understand their distribution within the territory of Québec. The results of this analysis are used for surveillance purposes and allow public health authorities to be informed about the risks of…

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Read more about Diseases transmitted by ticks

Diseases transmitted by ticks

Tick-borne diseases are defined as infections caused by pathogens transmitted during a tick bite.

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Read more about Risk Assessment Process

Risk Assessment Process

… Follow-up Assessment Request Pathway Steering Committee INSPQ offers a Blood-Borne Infection Risk Assessment Unit service ( Service d’évaluation des risques de transmission … ). SERTIH provides a mechanism to assess the risk for caregivers to transmit a blood-borne infection to their patients in the course of their practice or internship. Here are the key steps…

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Read more about Serology for Herpes Simplex Virus : tips, pitfalls and misconceptions

Serology for Herpes Simplex Virus : tips, pitfalls and misconceptions

… very risky. Misdiagnosing genital herpes or falsely reassuring patients about the absence of infection may have negative consequences for them, their new sexual partners and their future …

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