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Increased Usage of Antiseptics Is Associated with Reduced Susceptibility in Clinical Isolates of Staphylococcus aureus [PDF]

mBio, 2018
Hospital-acquired infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality, and regimes to prevent infection are crucial in infection control. These include the decolonization of vulnerable patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA ...
Al-Doori, Batra, Blair, Climo, Davies, DeMarco, Furi, Harbarth, Hardy, Horner, Jennings, Jennings, Jennings, Johnson, Kaatz, Kampf, Krishna, Lambert, Liu, Longtin, McGann, Oggioni, Otter, Sedlock, Spencer, Vali, Wang, Warren, Wesgate   +28 more
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Antiseptics as adjuncts to scaling and root planing in the treatment of periodontitis: a systematic literature review

BMC Oral Health, 2020
Background Periodontitis is microbially-associated, host-mediated inflammatory condition that results in loss of periodontal attachment. The goals of periodontal therapy include arresting the disease progression, establishing healthy, stable ...
Egle Ramanauskaite, Vita Machiulskiene
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Resistance and cross-resistance in Staphylococcus spp. strains following prolonged exposure to different antiseptics

Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, 2020
Objectives: This aim of this study was to evaluate the potential of staphylococci to develop resistance and cross-resistance to antibiotics following exposure to antiseptics.
Getuţa Nicolae Dopcea, Ioan Dopcea, Alina Elena Nanu, Camelia Filofteia Diguţă, Florentina Matei   +4 more
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Quaternary ammonium disinfectants and antiseptics: tolerance, resistance and potential impact on antibiotic resistance

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2023
Background Due to the substantial increase in the use of disinfectants containing quaternary ammonion compounds (QACs) in healthcare and community settings during the COVID-19 pandemic, there is increased concern that heavy use might cause bacteria to ...
J. Boyce
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Quaternary Ammonium Compounds (QACs) and Ionic Liquids (ILs) as Biocides: From Simple Antiseptics to Tunable Antimicrobials

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021
Quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) belong to a well-known class of cationic biocides with a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activity. They are used as essential components in surfactants, personal hygiene products, cosmetics, softeners, dyes ...
A. Vereshchagin, N. Frolov, K. S. Egorova, M. Seitkalieva, V. Ananikov   +4 more
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Revisiting Oral Antiseptics, Microorganism Targets and Effectiveness

Journal of Personalized Medicine, 2023
A good oral health status is mostly dependent on good oral hygiene habits, which knowingly impacts systemic health. Although controversial, chemical oral antiseptics can be useful in adjunct use to mechanical dental plaque control techniques in the ...
Lisetty Garrido, P. Lyra, Joana Rodrigues, J. Viana, J. Mendes, H. Barroso   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Cytotoxicity and Wound Closure Evaluation in Skin Cell Lines after Treatment with Common Antiseptics for Clinical Use

Cells, 2022
In recent years, new therapies, such as skin cell lines injections, have emerged to promote re-epithelialization of damaged areas such as chronic ulcers or to treat patients with severe burns.
Laura Ortega-Llamas, M. Quiñones-Vico, Marta García-Valdivia, A. Fernández-González, Ana Ubago-Rodríguez, R. Sanabria-de la Torre, S. Arias-Santiago   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Phenotypic Adaptation to Antiseptics and Effects on Biofilm Formation Capacity and Antibiotic Resistance in Clinical Isolates of Early Colonizers in Dental Plaque

Antibiotics, 2022
Despite the wide-spread use of antiseptics in dental practice and oral care products, there is little public awareness of potential risks associated with antiseptic resistance and potentially concomitant cross-resistance. Therefore, the aim of this study
D. Auer, Xiaojun Mao, A. Anderson, Denise Muehler, A. Wittmer, C. von Ohle, D. Wolff, C. Frese, K. Hiller, T. Maisch, W. Buchalla, E. Hellwig, A. Al-Ahmad, F. Cieplik   +13 more
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Effect of the most common wound antiseptics on human skin fibroblasts

Clincal and Experimental Dermatology, 2022
Antiseptics are used for the cleansing of acute or chronic wounds to eliminate micro‐organisms from the wound bed. However, they have effects on the skin cells.
Manuel Rueda-Fernández, L. Melguizo-Rodríguez, V. Costela-Ruiz, E. de Luna-Bertos, C. Ruiz, J. Ramos-Torrecillas, R. Illescas-Montes   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Oral biofilms exposure to chlorhexidine results in altered microbial composition and metabolic profile [PDF]

, 2020
Oral diseases (e.g., dental caries, periodontitis) are developed when the healthy oral microbiome is imbalanced allowing the increase of pathobiont strains.
Boon, Nico, Chatzigiannidou, Ioanna, Teughels, Wim, Van de Wiele, Tom   +3 more
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