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Sound Transmission in the Normal-Hearing Ear Outer Ear Sound is collected by the outer ear (also known as the pinnae). It travels down the ear canal and vibrates the eardrum. This turns an invisible energy (the acoustic signal) into visible movement of the eardrum (mechanical force). Middle Ear The...

What is Clostridium Difficile (C. Difficile)? C. Difficile is a bacteria found in soil and other natural environments. It can also live in your gut or bowel along with many other kinds of bacteria. What is C. Difficile disease? Antibiotics used to treat infections kill many of the good bowel...

December 2017 C. Difficile Rates: December 2017 C. Difficile Rates CDI rate per 1,000 patient days Number of new cases University Hospital 0.17 2 Victoria Hospital 0.23 4 November 2017 C. Difficile Rates: November 2017 C. Difficile Rates CDI rate per 1,000 patient days Number of new cases University...

December 2019 C. Difficile Rates December 2019 C. Difficile Rates CDI rate per 1,000 patient days Number of new cases University Hospital 0.51 6 Victoria Hospital 0.34 6 November 2019 C. Difficile Rates November 2019 C. Difficile Rates CDI rate per 1,000 patient days Number of new cases University...

December 2018 C. Difficile Rates December 2018 C. Difficile Rates CDI rate per 1,000 patient days Number of new cases University Hospital 0.08 1 Victoria Hospital 0.33 6 November 2018 C. Difficile Rates November 2018 C. Difficile Rates CDI rate per 1,000 patient days Number of new cases University...

May 2023 C. Difficile Infection (CDI) Rates May 2023 C. Difficile Infection (CDI) Rates CDI rate per 1,000 patient days Number of new cases University Hospital 0.17 2 Victoria Hospital 0.28 5 April 2023 C. Difficile Infection (CDI) Rates April 2023 C. Difficile Infection (CDI) Rates CDI rate per 1...

Staphylococcus aureus is a type of bacteria that lives on the skin and mucous membranes of healthy people. Occasionally Staphylococcus aureus can cause an infection. When Staphylococcus aureus develops resistance to certain antibiotics, it is called methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or...

VRE is an antibiotic resistant form of a bacteria, enterococcus that we all carry in our bowels, VRE is no more likely to cause disease than non vancomycin resistant enterococcus and carries no risk for severe outcomes, compared with non VRE. Some people can carry VRE on their bodies and it may...

December 2016 C. Difficile Rates December 2016 C. Difficile Rates CDI rate per 1,000 patient days Number of new cases University Hospital 0.35 4 Victoria Hospital 0.30 5 November 2016 C. Difficile Rates November 2016 C. Difficile Rates CDI rate per 1,000 patient days Number of new cases University...

When you are discharged from the hospital, you will need certain pieces of equipment to assist you in managing at home after surgery. This equipment should be arranged and, in your home, BEFORE you come to the hospital for your surgery. You must have: A standard walker (with no wheels) and in some...