Medical procedures that could save the lives of 37 thousand US

Strengthen coordination between health care facilities and public health departments it may save 37  thousand US lives, over five years, to prevent infection, antibiotic resistance, and an intestinal infection known as pseudomembranous colitis, according to the publication of a government report on Tuesday.According to the report, issued by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the germs that do not respond to antibiotics affects more than two million illnesses, and lead to 23 thousand deaths each year in the United States.

These germs and typically appear when dealing with large amounts of drugs.

Germs and bacteria that arise from pseudomembranous colitis, which is rapidly spreading in hospitals, nursing homes and cause severe diarrhea, responsible for nearly 500 thousand cases of infection and other diseases, and about 15 thousand deaths a year.

And it can kill Housekeeping carefully using a strong detergent germs, and handwashing can help prevent their spread.

According to the US Centers that germs and bacteria resistant to antibiotics spread within health care facilities when infection control procedures is not enough, especially when patients move from facility to another.

The report stated that it can avoid 619 thousand infection with bacteria resistant to antibiotics and pseudomembranous colitis, and to avoid the 37 thousand deaths, over five years, if there is better control or supervision of the use of antibiotics and to strengthen coordination between health departments and facilities of health care procedures.