November 2011

About Authors: Pratham Rathore ^*[1], Dhaval Patel ^[1], Vipin Rastogi ^[2]
1.  School of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Jaipur National University, Jaipur -302025, (Rajasthan.), India
2.  Nariender Mohan hospital and heart center,
Ghaziabad, (Uttar Pradesh), India

ABSTRACT: Inpresent study,the current status of nosocomial infection, rate of infection and distribution of infectionwas analysed in patients admitted in MICU of a multispecialty hospital.Clinical data were collected from patients that presented with symptoms of nosocomial infection in MICU. We examined of 128 patients who were admitted in Nariender mohan hospital, Ghaziabad from August 2010 to May 2011. The research approach adopted in the study was a retrospective method. Incidence of nosocomial infections in M.I.C.U patients was 10.93% (14/128 patients). Urinary tract infection (42.85%) was the most frequent; followed by Lower respiratory infection (14.28%), surgical site infection (14.28%), Gastroenteritis (14.28%), Blood stream infection and Meningitis (7.14%). The nosocomial infection was seen more in the 40 to 60 year of age. The male was more prone to nosocomial infections than the female. Nosocomial infections are common in geriatric patients in the MICU setting. More studies are needed to be carried out in Indian population to plan long term strategies for prevention and management of nosocomial infections.

Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH) was established as an autonomous organisation in 1978, under the Dept. of AYUSH, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India. Primarily a research body, CCRH has a multi-dimensional approach to research and its varied research activities include 'Survey, collection and cultivation of medicinal plants', 'Drug standardisation', 'Drug proving', 'Clinical verification' and 'Clinical research'.

The Kerala Public Service Commission is a body created by the Constitution of India.

ANSWERS of Previous PharmaQUIZ-2:

1.C   2.C   3.B   4.A   5.C

6.D   7.D   8.E   9.A   10.B

About Authors:
Priya Pathak, Dr.H.H.Siddiqui*, Mr T.Mehmood
Faculty of pharmacy
Integral University,Lucknow

ABSTRACT
The article is a review on all the methods which have been evolved in recent times for curbing the menace caused by arsenic to our environment and humans. Arsenic poisoning is the most spread problem these days in India,as the main reasons of arsenic poisoning include the wastes being dumped by industries which in turn helps in increasing the amount of arsenic in groundwater. Mostly used method for removal of arsenic is oxidation of As(III) to As(V) and its subsequent removal through adsorption and/or precipitation.Generally alumina is used for adsorption purpose.Many methods have also been evolved for managing the increase of arsenic amount through wastes like Cement Solidification, Dolocrete Encapsulation Technology etc.which have been discussed later in the article. Many low cost technologies are also present like Arsenic removal plant fitted directly with hand pump, Co-precipitation-Sedimentation-Filtration under continuous flow system and use of Domestic filters.These techniques are used in case when large amount of water has to be treated as rest other technologies will become quite costly in this case.Although they cannot help in removing arsenic at large level but can be used in our daily life so that we could control arsenic pollution to some extent.

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