Multiculturalism: the gift that keeps on giving
Ahh. Mulitculturalism. The gift that keeps on giving... And spreading... and Mutating...
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Biology 101
Culture:
The growing of microorganisms, tissue cells, or other living matter in a specially prepared nutrient medium.
Such a growth or colony, as of bacteria.
The growing of microorganisms, tissue cells, or other living matter in a specially prepared nutrient medium.
Such a growth or colony, as of bacteria.
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Blood Banks Get New Test to Reveal Fatal Parasite
Blood Banks Get New Test to Reveal Fatal Parasite
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After years of delays, the Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved a test for a fatal parasitic infection that is common in Latin America and increasingly prevalent in the United States blood supply.
The nation’s major blood banks said they would quickly adopt the test for the ailment, Chagas disease, which in Latin America is usually transmitted by the bite of a parasite-carrying insect called the kissing bug, but can also be passed from mother to child or through blood transfusion or organ donation.
About 100,000 people in the United States are thought to be infected with Chagas disease, and the American Red Cross estimated that in the Los Angeles area, the chance of getting a unit of potentially infected blood is one in 2,000, compared to the one in 10,000 estimated a decade ago.
After years of delays, the Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved a test for a fatal parasitic infection that is common in Latin America and increasingly prevalent in the United States blood supply.
The nation’s major blood banks said they would quickly adopt the test for the ailment, Chagas disease, which in Latin America is usually transmitted by the bite of a parasite-carrying insect called the kissing bug, but can also be passed from mother to child or through blood transfusion or organ donation.
About 100,000 people in the United States are thought to be infected with Chagas disease, and the American Red Cross estimated that in the Los Angeles area, the chance of getting a unit of potentially infected blood is one in 2,000, compared to the one in 10,000 estimated a decade ago.
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7 children are infected by bacterium at L.A. hospital
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By Charles Ornstein and Rong-Gong Lin II,
By Charles Ornstein and Rong-Gong Lin II,
Times Staff WritersDecember 16, 2006
White Memorial Medical Center near downtown Los Angeles has closed its neonatal and pediatric intensive care units to new admissions after seven children became infected with a virulent bacterium, including one baby who probably died as a result, hospital officials said Friday. The Boyle Heights hospital shut its busy neonatal unit Dec. 4 after identifying an outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which is believed to have infected five babies.
Then Friday, White Memorial closed its high-level pediatric unit after learning that two older children were infected with the bacterium.
White Memorial Medical Center near downtown Los Angeles has closed its neonatal and pediatric intensive care units to new admissions after seven children became infected with a virulent bacterium, including one baby who probably died as a result, hospital officials said Friday. The Boyle Heights hospital shut its busy neonatal unit Dec. 4 after identifying an outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which is believed to have infected five babies.
Then Friday, White Memorial closed its high-level pediatric unit after learning that two older children were infected with the bacterium.
Dr. Rosalio Lopez, the hospital's chief medical officer, said he is unsure if the new cases are linked to the outbreak among babies. Neither unit will be reopened until "we believe it is safe for the patients to be admitted... Our first priority is to continue to work with the families affected in this situation," Lopez said. "We're totally committed to providing our patients safe care."Any critically ill babies born at the hospital now are being taken to a special isolation area to be stabilized before being transferred to other hospitals. High-risk pregnant women are also being advised to consult with their doctors to determine if they should go to White Memorial or another hospital.
About 90% of the hospital's patients are Latino.
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