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Comparison of the effect of oral care with four different antiseptics to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia in adults: protocol for a network meta-analysis

open access: yesSystematic Reviews, 2017
Background Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is defined as the occurrence of pneumonia in patients receiving mechanical ventilation for more than 48 h after endotracheal intubation.
Zhigang Zhang   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Salt and cardiovascular disease [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Blood pressure is the most powerful predictor of stroke and other cardiovascular events. The importance of salt (sodium chloride) intake in determining blood pressure and the incidence of hypertension is well established.
Cappuccio, Francesco
core   +2 more sources

The use of Decasan in the local treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases of the tonsils

open access: yesPerioperative Medicine, 2021
Chronic non-specific inflammatory diseases of the tonsils are predominantly asocialized with bacteria of Streptococcus pyogenes species. However, a mixed microflora, including fungal, is often growing, and tonsillitis can be associated with viral ...
B. N. Bill, A. S. Kushnir
doaj   +1 more source

Efficacy of antiseptics in a novel 3-dimensional human plasma biofilm model (hpBIOM)

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2020
The increasing incidence of non-healing wounds constitutes a pivotal socio-economic burden. 60–80% of chronic wounds are colonized by pathogenic microorganisms within a protective extracellular polymeric substance, bearing a great challenge in wound ...
M. Besser   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Safety assessment of Polyhexamethylene biguanide [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Medical Device and Adjuvant Treatments, 2019
OBJECTIVE: The use of antiseptics in the treatment of genital infections has become a systematic alternative to antibiotics. Their use has been also supported for the treatment of virus-induced genital infections.
B. Orrù   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Therapeutic Environment and Premature newborns Development [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Introduction: Prematurity is the leading cause of neonatal mortality, however, the survival of preterm infants is guaranteed. Prolonged exposure to numerous sensory stimuli during early neonatal intensive care units contributes to the increased ...
Calado, Gabriela, Costa, Mónica
core   +1 more source

Current and Emerging Topical Antibacterials and Antiseptics: Agents, Action, and Resistance Patterns

open access: yesClinical Microbiology Reviews, 2017
SUMMARY Bacterial skin infections represent some of the most common infectious diseases globally. Prevention and treatment of skin infections can involve application of a topical antimicrobial, which may be an antibiotic (such as mupirocin or fusidic ...
D. Williamson, G. Carter, B. Howden
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Limited antimicrobial efficacy of oral care antiseptics in microcosm biofilms and phenotypic adaptation of bacteria upon repeated exposure

open access: yesClinical Oral Investigations, 2020
The aims of this study were to investigate the antimicrobial efficacy of antiseptics in saliva-derived microcosm biofilms, and to examine phenotypic adaption of bacteria upon repeated exposure to sub-inhibitory antiseptic concentrations.
Sophia R Schwarz   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The coagulation of myosin in muscle [PDF]

open access: yes, 1937
The coagulation of myosin is one of the few changes in the proteins of muscle known to take place during contraction and rigor. Although under certain conditions as much as one-third of the total protein of muscle may become insoluble, the significance ...
Mirsky, A. E.
core   +2 more sources

Medication use by early-stage breast cancer survivors: a 1-year longitudinal study. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
PurposeThe aim of this study is to characterize the patterns of medication use by early-stage breast cancer (ESBC) survivors from diagnosis to 1 year post-chemotherapy.MethodsA single-center longitudinal study was conducted with ESBC patients diagnosed ...
Chan, Alexandre   +4 more
core   +1 more source

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