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Applicability of Escherichia coli As an Indicator for Assessing Quality of Disinfectants and Antiseptic During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Journal of Environmental Health and Sustainable Development, 2021
Introduction: The application of disinfectant agents is a common way to fight against microorganisms. Although there are different types of disinfectant agents to fight COVID-19, many of them do not have the required quality and efficiency.
Reza Ali Fallahzadeh, Fariborz Omidi, Davoud Ghadirian, Azimeh Fallahzadeh, Mohammad Reza Nafisi   +4 more
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The microbiota of the bilio-pancreatic system: A cohort, STROBE-compliant study [PDF]

, 2019
Background: The gut microbiota play an essential role in protecting the host against pathogenic microorganisms by modulating immunity and regulating metabolic processes.
Agrusa A., D'arpa F., Di Carlo P., Fasciana T., Giammanco A., Gulotta G., Rodolico V., Sergi C., Serra N.   +8 more
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Microbiological evaluation of different antiseptic povidone-iodine and chlorhexidine formulations after intentional contamination of containers Evaluación microbiológica de las diferentes formulaciones antisépticas, polivinil-pirrolidona-yodo y clorexidina, después de la contaminación intencional de los recipientes Avaliação microbiológica das diferentes formulações anti-sépticas, polivinilpirrolidona-iodo e clorexidina, após contaminação intencional das almotolias

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 2008
This study aimed to evaluate the survival rate of microorganisms within different antiseptic formulations - povidone-iodine (PVP-I) and chlorhexidine (CHX) - after intentional contamination, and to establish the minimum care necessary to ensure ...
Christiane Moreira Padovani, Kazuko Uchikawa Graziano, Vânia Regina Goveia   +2 more
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Can a New Antiseptic Agent Reduce the Bacterial Colonization Rate of Central Venous Lines in Post- Cardiac Surgery Patients?

Journal of Tehran University Heart Center, 2015
Background: Central venous (CV) catheters play an essential role in the management of critically ill patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). CV lines are, however, allied to catheter-associated blood stream infections.
Fardin Yousefshahi, Khashayar Azimpour, MohammadAli Boroumand, Mahdi Najafi, Khosro Barkhordari, Mitra Vaezi, Nahid Rouhipour   +6 more
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Recent Advances in Surface Nanoengineering for Biofilm Prevention and Control. Part II: Active, Combined Active and Passive, and Smart Bacteria-Responsive Antibiofilm Nanocoatings

Nanomaterials, 2020
The second part of our review describing new achievements in the field of biofilm prevention and control, begins with a discussion of the active antibiofilm nanocoatings.
Paul Cătălin Balaure, Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu   +1 more
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Dermatology [PDF]

, 2004
Dermatology continues to develop at a steady pace. In the past few years there have been exciting advances in our understanding of skin structure and function in health and disease and progress in genetics, epidemiology, immunology, pharmacology and ...
Boffa, Michael J.
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Therapeutic Efficacy of Clindamycin Gel as an Adjunct to Scaling and Root Planing Therapy in Chronic Periodontal Disease

Acta Clinica Croatica, 2015
Clindamycin, a lincosamide antibiotic, has been under-recognized as an antimicrobial agent for use in dentistry. The aim of the present work was to evaluate clinical efficacy of 2% clindamycin gel in addition to the basic mechanical periodontal therapy ...
Ana Pejčić, Draginja Kojović, Ivan Minić, Dimitrije Mirković, Marko Denić, Mariola Stojanović   +5 more
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The effect of mouthrinses against oral microorganisms Ação dos enxaguatórios bucais contra microrganismos bucais

Brazilian Oral Research, 2007
This paper reviews the benefits of the use of antimicrobial mouthrinses for controlling dental biofilm. It is currently known that the human oral cavity is inhabited by approximately 600 to 700 different species of microorganisms, including bacteria ...
José Roberto Cortelli, Raul Emilio de La Sotta Thénoux   +1 more
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Attitudes of surgeons to the use of postoperative markers of the systemic inflammatory response following elective surgery [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Cancer is responsible for 7.6 million deaths worldwide and surgery is the primary modality of a curative outcome. Postoperative care is of considerable importance and it is against this backdrop that a questionnaire based study assessing ...
Dolan, Ross D., Horgan, Paul G., McMillan, Donald C., McSorley, Stephen T.   +3 more
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Povidone-iodine in wound healing and prevention of wound infections

European Journal of Biological Research, 2020
The wound infections caused by bacteria and fungi are a significant problem in healthcare. Therefore, an effective treatment and prevention seems to be essential.
Maksym K. Gmur, Tomasz M. Karpiński
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