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Comparison of overtly and covertly observed hand antisepsis adherence in the intensive care units of a referral hospital in Iran [PDF]

GMS Hygiene and Infection Control
Background and objective: Hand antisepsis one of the most important strategies for preventing transmission of drug-resistant microorganisms and healthcare-associated infections.
Zand, Farid, Sanaei, Anahita, Asmarian, Naimeh Sadat, Zarei, Fatemeh, Tabatabai, Azita, Zandi, Rahele, Salami, Solmaz, Shoja, Kowsar   +7 more
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Photodynamic Therapy with Protoporphyrin IX Precursors Using Artificial Daylight Improves Skin Antisepsis for Orthopedic Surgeries [PDF]

Microorganisms
Classical preoperative skin antisepsis is insufficient in completely eliminating bacterial skin colonization for arthroplasty. In contrast, photodynamic therapy (PDT) with red light and methyl-aminolevulinate (MAL), combined with skin antisepsis, led to ...
Tiziano A. Schweizer, Julia S. Würmli, Julia Prinz, Maximilian Wölfle, Roger Marti, Hendrik Koliwer-Brandl, Ashley M. Rooney, Vanni Benvenga, Adrian Egli, Laurence Imhof, Philipp P. Bosshard, Yvonne Achermann   +11 more
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Antisepsis before skin injections: does the WHO recommendation for washing, instead alcohol-based antisepsis, achieve the same efficacy? [PDF]

GMS Hygiene and Infection Control
Introduction: Cleaning and reduction of microbial load on the skin is necessary before injections because of the colonization of the skin with resident flora and the presence of transient flora.
Koburger-Janssen, Torsten, Zwicker, Paula, Assadian, Ojan, Exner, Martin, Eze, Uche, Gebel, Jürgen, Leaper, David, Scheithauer, Simone, Suchomel, Miranda, Kramer, Axel   +9 more
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In vitro efficacy of aqueous PVP-iodine solution below 5% as alternative to preoperative antisepsis in ophthalmology as the basis for an in vivo study [PDF]

Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection
Purpose Pre-operative antisepsis of the conjunctiva is indicated prior to intraocular surgery to prevent post-interventional endophthalmitis. In Germany, antisepsis with 5% povidone-iodine (PI) aqueous solution is explicitly required prior to ...
Paula Zwicker, Nevin Opitz, Julia Harris, Andreas Stahl, Ulrich Kellner, Ruth Koelb-Keerl, Philipp S. Muether, Anne Hunold, Axel Kramer   +8 more
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Impact of Infection Control on Prevalence of Surgical Site Infections in a Large Tertiary Care Hospital in Haiphong City

Antibiotics, 2022
Few point prevalence surveys (PPS) have been conducted in Vietnam on Surgical Site Infections (SSI) or antimicrobial use in surgery. The objective of this study was to evaluate the PPSs of SSI before and after implementation of antibiotic stewardship ...
Jérôme Ory, Quang Le Minh, Hung Phan Tien, Vinh Vu Hai, Elodie Careno, Tatiana Price, Alexandre Andrieux, Julien Crouzet, Catherine Dunyach-Rémy, Didier Laureillard, Jean-Philippe Lavigne, Albert Sotto   +11 more
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Alcohol (70%) versus alcoholic chlorhexidine solution (0.5%) in skin antisepsis for neuraxial blocks: a randomized clinical trial

Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões, 2021
Objective: to compare the use of 0.5% alcoholic chlorhexidine and 70% alcohol in skin antisepsis for neuraxial blocks. Method: this is a non-inferiority randomized clinical trial, with two parallel arms.
LUIZ CARLOS SOUZA TOSTES, ANA BEATRIZ ALKMIM TEIXEIRA LOYOLA, ADILSON DE OLIVEIRA FRAGA, LETÍCIA AZEVEDO GAZZI, LUIZ FRANCISLEY DE PAIVA, YARA JULIANO, DANIELA FRANCESCATO VEIGA   +6 more
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Hypochlorous acid antiseptic washout improves patient comfort after intravitreal injection: A patient reported outcomes study

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2020
Purpose: Current ocular antiseptic practice for intravitreal injection (IVI) employs 5% povidone–iodine (Betadine®) drops which frequently cause ocular discomfort and prolonged irritation.
Anthony Fam, Paul T Finger, Ankit S Tomar, Gaurav Garg, Kimberly J Chin   +4 more
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Contribution of Topical Agents such as Hyaluronic Acid and Silver Sulfadiazine to Wound Healing and Management of Bacterial Biofilm

Medicina, 2022
Background and Objectives: Wound healing is commonly associated with critical bacterial colonization or bacterial infection, which induces prolonged inflammation, resulting in delayed re-epithelialization.
Francesco De Francesco, Michele Riccio, Shiro Jimi   +2 more
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Cutibacterium avidum resists surgical skin antisepsis in the groin—a potential risk factor for periprosthetic joint infection: a quality control study

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2021
Background The skin commensal Cutibacterium avidum has been recognized as an emerging pathogen for periprosthetic joint infections (PJI). One currently assumes that the early occurring PJIs are a consequence of skin commensals contaminating the peri ...
Steven M. Maurer, Laura Kursawe, Stefan Rahm, Julia Prinz, Annelies S. Zinkernagel, Annette Moter, Stefan P. Kuster, Reinhard Zbinden, Patrick O. Zingg, Yvonne Achermann   +9 more
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Wound Antiseptics and European Guidelines for Antiseptic Application in Wound Treatment

Pharmaceuticals, 2021
Issues arising in wound healing are very common, and chronic wound infections affect approximately 1.5% of the population. The main substances used in wound washing, cleansing and treatment are antiseptics.
Zuzanna Łucja Babalska, Marzena Korbecka-Paczkowska, Tomasz M. Karpiński   +2 more
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