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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 ControlBackground and objective: Hand antisepsis one of the most important strategies for preventing transmission of drug-resistant microorganisms and healthcare-associated infections.
Zand, Farid +7 more
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Photodynamic Therapy with Protoporphyrin IX Precursors Using Artificial Daylight Improves Skin Antisepsis for Orthopedic Surgeries [PDF]
MicroorganismsClassical 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 ...
Yvonne Achermann +2 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 ControlIntroduction: 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 +9 more
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The Surgery Journal, 2016 Importance Effective preoperative antisepsis is recognized to prevent surgical site infection (SSI), although the definitive method is unclear. Many have compared chlorhexidine (CHG) with povidone-iodine (PVI), but there is emerging evidence for ...
Hiren Patel, Benjamin M Davies
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The story of a Mineral Chameleon: From Johann Rudolf Glauber (1604–1670) to Henry Bollmann Condy (1826–1907) [PDF]
Indian Journal of DermatologyFollowing the emergence of germ theory and the importance of infection and its prevention, as advocated by various towering authorities such as Louis Pasteur, Robert Koch, and Lord Lister, the focus shifted from the old miasma theory to the role of ...
Amiya Kumar Mukhopadhyay
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Octenidine-Based Versus Chlorhexidine-Based Preoperative Skin Antisepsis in Primary Hip and Knee Arthroplasty [PDF]
Arthroplasty TodayBackground: Surgical site infection (SSI) and periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) remain major complications after primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA).
Abialevich Artsiom, MD +1 more
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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 +11 more
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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 +4 more
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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 +6 more
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