Medical Waste Disposal
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Contaminated product water as the source of Phialemonium curvatum bloodstream infection among patients undergoing hemodialysis.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: We investigated a cluster of cases of bloodstream infection (BSI) due to the mold Phialemonium at a hemodialysis center in Illinois and conducted a cohort study to identify risk factors. DESIGN: Environmental assessment and cohort study. ... Read more...

Detection and hazard assessment of pathogenic microorganisms in medical wastes.

30 Jul 2009 This study was undertaken to investigate the types and concentrations of microbial agents in various medical wastes as well as to characterize their survivals in these wastes at different temperatures for microbial risk assessment. Medical wastes ... Read more...

Stoma care nursing management: cost implications in community care.

30 Jul 2009 Successfully rehabilitating the stoma patient in the community means continuing the care provided by the hospital and preparing the patient for this new phase of life. It is well documented that this transition from hospital to home can often be a ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Medical Waste Disposal'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The cost of donated drugs. 30 Sep 2009
• Pill disposal: a growing concern. 30 Aug 2009
• Contaminated product water as the source of Phialemonium curvatum bloodstream infection among patients undergoing hemodialysis. 30 Aug 2009
• Detection and hazard assessment of pathogenic microorganisms in medical wastes. 30 Jul 2009
• Stoma care nursing management: cost implications in community care. 30 Jul 2009
• [Investigation of actual condition of management and disposal of medical radioactive waste in Korea] 18 Jul 2009
• Sharps management and the disposal of clinical waste. 29 Jun 2009
• [Waste management in hospitals. Current situation in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia] 29 Jun 2009
• Mass flows of X-ray contrast media and cytostatics in hospital wastewater. 29 Jun 2009
• Report of the 2009 APhA House of Delegates: actions of the legislative body of the American Pharmacists Association. 29 Jun 2009
• APhA2009 House of Delegates: serving the association and the profession. 29 Jun 2009
• Molecular identification and dynamics of microbial communities in reactor treating organic household waste. 22 Jun 2009
• Biological perchlorate reduction in packed bed reactors using elemental sulfur. 13 Jun 2009
• [Medical waste incinerator constructed with locally produced materials: experience during the immunization campaign 2002 against measles in Douala, Cameroon] 30 May 2009
• What you need to know about the new amalgam separator requirements: part one. 30 May 2009
• Health care waste management at an academic hospital: knowledge and practices of doctors and nurses. 30 May 2009
• Safe disposal of used sharp objects. 30 May 2009
• The challenge of medical waste management: a case study in northwest Iran-Tabriz. 30 May 2009
• Healthcare waste management - are we changing? Yes we are - slowly! 30 May 2009
• Hospital medical waste management in Shandong Province, China. 30 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Medical Waste Disposal'

Definition: Management, removal, and elimination of biologic, infectious, pathologic, and dental waste. The concept includes blood, mucus, tissue removed at surgery or autopsy, soiled surgical dressings, and other materials requiring special control and handling. Disposal may take place where the waste is generated or elsewhere.

Registry Number: 0

Descriptor UI: D017744

Alternative terms: Medical Waste Disposal; Disposal, Medical Waste; Waste Disposal, Medical; Waste Disposal, Infectious; Disposal, Infectious Waste; Infectious Waste Disposal; Specimen Disposal; Disposal, Specimen; Waste Disposal, Pathological; Disposal, Pathological Waste; Pathological Waste Disposal; Biological Waste Disposal; Waste Disposal, Biological; Biologic Waste Disposal; Disposal, Biologic Waste; Waste Disposal, Biologic; Disposal, Biological Waste;

Allowable Qualifiers: economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; methods; standards; statistics & numerical data; ethics; instrumentation;

Tree Number: D20.944.460.300; N06.850.460.710.460.300; N06.850.860.510.900.600.600;

History Note: 94

Technical Notes: disposal of dental waste: coord IM with DENTAL WASTE (IM)