[Hospital solid waste: quantification, bacteriological analyses - case of hospital Ibn Sina]

Hospital waste represent, by their nature and their constitution, a big threat to health in the intra and extra hospital area, and a source of pollution for the environment. A 12-day campaign of weighing of the waste produced by the hospital Ibn Sina of Rabat-Morocco should an average of 1.75kg/bed/day. In order to identify the hospital pathogenic germs as well as their sensitivities to antibiotics, some bacteriological analyses have been done on the percolat waste of this hospital. The results of these analyses put in evidence the presence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus and their resistance to some antibiotics

Interpretation d'une hypertransaminasemie

Raised serum level of transaminases aspartate [aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase] is a frequent situation in medical practice. It is considered as moderate when the level is under 10 times normal and as chronic when it lasts for more than 6 months. The most common etiologies for chronically elevated transaminases are alcohol use, viral hepatitis, liver steatosis, diabetis, obesity and medications. Many non invasive tests, including history, physical examination, blood tests [markers for hepatitis A AND B, muscular enzymes], and imaging procedures [abdominal ultrasonography] are usually done and lead to a correct diagnosis in 80% of patients. When the diagnosis cannot be determined non invasively a liver biopsy is recommended in order to make diagnosis, to evaluate the prognosis and to start an adapted treatment