Teicoplanin

             

                                                                Teicoplanin: Indian Soil 

                                                                   

 

  

Isolation: Teicoplanin was first isolated in 1978.

 Source: It was extracted from a soil-dwelling bacterium called Actinoplanes teichomyceticus.

Location: The specific soil sample was collected in  

             Nimodi Village, Indore, India.

                        

                         

                                                                   

 

 

 

 

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Acinetobacter Baumannii

  

                                 My Personal Life Experience And Loss That I Have Faced  

                                                    WHO Bacterial Priority Pathogens List 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Critical Group 

  

Acinetobacter Baumanni

 

 

 

Acinetobacter baumannii is a Gram-negative, non-fermenting coccobacillus that has become one of the most important hospital-acquired (nosocomial) pathogens, especially in ICUs. 

 

If you see ICU + ventilator + MDR Gram-negative coccobacillus,

 

A. baumannii 

 

 

Gram stain: Gram-negative coccobacilli

Shape: Short, plump rods (often look like cocci)

Motility: Non-motile

Oxidase: Negative

Catalase: Positive

Aerobic organism 

 

 

 

 Acinetobacter Baumanni Is Carbapenem Resistant 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Treatment Of Carbapenem Resistant Acinetobacter Baumanni 

 

 

 

 Indias Rising Threat

 

 

 

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Fecal Calprotectin

 

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 Inflammatory Marker In Feces 

 

The major breakthrough was realizing that a neutrophil-derived protein could be measured in stool reliably, turning calprotectin into one of the most important non-invasive biomarkers in gastroenterology. 

 

 

 

Neutrophil = Calprotectin  

Non Invasive Biomarker In Gastroenterology

 

 

 

 

Fecal  Calprotectin Test

 

 

 

 

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Procalcitonin

 

                                                 Inflammatory  Markers In Infection Control

 

 

 

 

 

Procalcitonin

 

 

• In 1993, a landmark observation by Didier Assicot and colleagues showed:
  • Patients with severe bacterial infections and sepsis had markedly elevated PCT levels.
  • This was surprising because PCT was thought to be only a thyroid-related peptide.

📄 Their study demonstrated:

• PCT rises systemically during bacterial infections
• It correlates with severity of sepsis

 

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World Health Day

 

 

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Establishment Of WHO = World Health Day

 

Theme Of World Health Day, 2026

 

Together For Health

 

 

STAND WITH SCIENCE  

 

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