Bacteriological profile of biomedical waste: Management guidelines.
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em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-135069
ABSTRACT
Biomedical waste (BMW) is generated in hospitals, research institutions, health care teaching institutes, clinics, laboratories, blood banks, animal houses and veterinary institutes. Hospital waste management has been brought into focus in India recently, particularly with the notification of the BMW (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998. This study was conducted in Sharda hospital, Greater Noida with the aim to find out bacteriological profile of BMW with study of practices being followed in management and disposal of this waste with standard procedure. Total 500 cases of biomedical waste samples were taken in the study for bacterial culture, 136 samples of biomedical waste showed growth of bacterias. Pseudomonas species was the predominant bacteria isolated from these cultures. This study also suggests about the optimum practice which is to be followed in management of biomedical waste.
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Assunto principal:
Pseudomonas
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Bactérias
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Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana
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Eliminação de Resíduos
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Eliminação de Resíduos de Serviços de Saúde
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Hospitais
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Índia
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Resíduos de Serviços de Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Guia de Prática Clínica
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
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