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Recognition and Management of Post-Operative Endophthalmitis: A Review

Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology, 2022
Post operative endopthalmitis is a dreaded complication post any intraocular surgery. Despite major advances in asepsis, surgical techniques and antibiotics, the entity remains a daunting concern for any intraocular surgeon.
Prashant Katre, Navneet Dhingra, Rushil Kumar Saxena, Manisha Agarwal   +3 more
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Comparative clinical effectiveness of preoperative skin antiseptic preparations of chlorhexidine gluconate and povidone iodine for preventing surgical site infections in dogs

International Journal of Veterinary Science and Medicine, 2018
Contamination of surgical sites often resulting from inadequate surgical site preparation and poor asepsis is a common cause of surgical site infection (SSI) and postoperative complications. Standard practice ensuring preoperative skin disinfection helps
Gladys O. Melekwe, Edwin A. Uwagie-Ero, Hassan A. Zoaka, Eugene A. Odigie   +3 more
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Murine Aseptic Surgical Model of Femoral Atrophic Nonunion

MethodsX, 2020
: Although bone repair is typically an efficient process, an inadequate healing response can occur, with approximately 5-20% of fractures developing nonunion.
Ryan R Kelly, Mary Ann McCrackin, Dayvia L Russell, Lee R Leddy, James J Cray, Amanda C LaRue   +5 more
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Development and Validation of the Infection Prevention Appraisal Scale

Nursing Reports, 2023
It has been emphasized that future studies aimed at improving adherence to infection prevention guidelines should focus on beliefs in, e.g., self-efficacy.
Maria Lindberg, Magnus Lindberg
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Efficacy of prophylactic platelet rich plasma (PRP) following open saphenous vein harvesting in cardiac surgery

Frontiers in Bioscience-Elite, 2022
Background: Wound infection represents a frequent trouble following open saphenous vein harvesting in cardiac surgery. Platelets’ growth factors are crucial for the healing process.
Federica Jiritano, Raffaele Serra, Antonio Nenna, Antonio Curcillo, Francesco Villella, Francesco Nappi, Camilla Chello, Massimo Chello, Pasquale Mastroroberto, Giuseppe Filiberto Serraino   +9 more
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Outbreak of Achromobacter xylosoxidans and Ochrobactrum anthropi Infections after Prostate Biopsies, France, 2014

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2016
We report an outbreak of healthcare-associated prostatitis involving rare environmental pathogens in immunocompetent patients undergoing transrectal prostate biopsies at Hôpital Édouard Herriot (Lyon, France) during August 13–October 10, 2014.
Skerdi Haviari, Pierre Cassier, Cédric Dananché, Monique Hulin, Olivier Dauwalder, Olivier Rouvière, Xavier Bertrand, Michel Perraud, Thomas Bénet, Philippe Vanhems   +9 more
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Pathogenicity of aseptic Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
Pine wilt is a disease of pine (Pinus spp.) caused by the pine wood nematode (PWN), Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. However, the pathogenic mechanism of pine wilt disease (PWD) remains unclear.
Li-hua Zhu, Jianren Ye, Sapna Negi, Xu-ling Xu, Zhang-li Wang, Jin-yi Ji   +5 more
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Prevention of prosthetic joint infection in total hip and knee arthroplasties: Evidence based recommendations

Nigerian Journal of Medicine, 2019
Prosthetic joint infection is a dreaded complication of Total Joint Arthroplasty. Prevention, which is far more cost effective, should be of paramount importance to the arthroplasty surgeon.
O J Alonge, C O Ayekoloye, S O Ogunlade, I I Adeoye-Sunday, M O Okunola, T O Alonge   +5 more
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Pasteur at the Academy of Medicine: from hygiene to germ theory

Comptes Rendus Biologies, 2022
In the 19th century, the applications of the scientific discoveries of Louis Pasteur to medicine had difficulty in imposing themselves within the French medical community and its National Academy.
Debré, Patrice
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HISTORY OF THE APPLICATION OF IODINE-CONTAINING SUBSTANCES IN ASEPSIS AND ANTISEPSIS

Ветеринарная патология, 2021
Iodine-containing antiseptic preparations have been used in clinical practice for more than 150 years in a variety of scenarios: from treatment and prevention of wound infections to preoperative manipulation.
I. V. Popov, A. V. Safronenko, M. S. Mazanko, A. S. Tyaglivy, S. N. Golovin, I. V. Popov, A. M. Ermakov   +6 more
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