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Efficacy of chemical disinfectants for the containment of the salamander chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans [PDF]

, 2017
The recently emerged chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) causes European salamander declines. Proper hygiene protocols including disinfection procedures are crucial to prevent disease transmission.
Coen, Yanaïka, Martel, An, Pasmans, Frank, Van Rooij, Pascale   +3 more
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Biguanides enhance antifungal activity against Candida glabrata

Virulence, 2018
Candida spp. are the fourth leading cause of nosocomial blood stream infections in North America. Candida glabrata is the second most frequently isolated species, and rapid development of antifungal resistance has made treatment a challenge.
Shuying Xu, Marianela Feliu, Allison K. Lord, Daniel P. Lukason, Paige E. Negoro, Nida S. Khan, Zeina Dagher, Michael B. Feldman, Jennifer L. Reedy, Samantha N. Steiger, Jenny M. Tam, Alexander A. Soukas, David B. Sykes, Michael K. Mansour   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Targeting the hard to reach: Challenges and novel strategies in the treatment of intracellular bacterial infections: Targeting intracellular bacteria [PDF]

, 2016
Infectious diseases continue to threaten human and animal health and welfare globally, impacting millions of lives and causing substantial economic loss. The use of antibacterials has been only partially successful in reducing disease impact.
Good, L, Kamaruzzaman, N F, Kendall, S L
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Safety assessment of Polyhexamethylene biguanide [PDF]

International 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, P. Lista, M. Bertelli, V. Unfer   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Polyhexanide-Releasing Membranes for Antimicrobial Wound Dressings: A Critical Review

Membranes, 2022
The prevalence of chronic, non-healing skin wounds in the general population, most notably diabetic foot ulcers, venous leg ulcers and pressure ulcers, is approximately 2% and is expected to increase, driven mostly by the aging population and the steady ...
António Jorge Guiomar, Ana M. Urbano
doaj   +1 more source

Efficacy of 0.2% povidone-iodine and 0.1% polyhexamethylene biguanide as preoperative antiseptics in equine ophthalmic procedures. [PDF]

Vet Ophthalmol
Abstract Objective This retrospective study evaluates the efficacy of povidone‐iodine (PI) and polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB) as preoperative antiseptics in equine ophthalmic procedures. Animals Studied Horses that underwent routine ophthalmic surgery and procedures.
Farkas A, Thieme K, Soimala T, Jensen CK, Eule JC.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Pathogen- and Host-Directed Antileishmanial Effects Mediated by Polyhexanide (PHMB) [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND:Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a neglected tropical disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania. CL causes enormous suffering in many countries worldwide. There is no licensed vaccine against CL, and the chemotherapy options
A Ponte-Sucre, AA Momeni, AF Jebran, AM Carmona-Ribeiro, B Castillo, B Monge-Maillo, Bianca Röger, BLF Schamber-Reis, CM Choi, D Gerit, D Lockwood, DP Eiras, DS Lima-Junior, E Moreno, E Von Stebut, FB Chekeni, G Bringmann, G Carneiro, G Carneiro, G Morizot, G Müller, G Rusciano, G Walls, H Yin, Heidrun Moll, I Arevalo, IJ Gonzalez-Leal, J Alvar, JR Ramírez-Pineda, K Kaehn, Kantaraja Chindera, KT Andrews, L Novo, L-I McCall, Liam Good, Lorenz Meinel, LP O’Malley, M Ghosh, M Yamamoto, M-A Hartley, Maria Cecilia Amstalden, Martina Schultheis, Mary Ann McDowell, MJ Allen, MN Jabbour, MS Bailey, N Datta, Nina Hecht, Nor Fadhilah Kamaruzzaman, R Firdessa, R Hurdayal, Rebuma Firdessa, S Das, S Gupta, S Sundar, S Wessels, Salah A Ben, SK Samal, T Hirsch, T Ikeda, T Lang, T Sato, Tessa Lühmann, Tobias A. Oelschlaeger   +63 more
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Bacterial Growth Kinetics under a Novel Flexible Methacrylate Dressing Serving as a Drug Delivery Vehicle for Antiseptics [PDF]

, 2013
A flexible methacrylate powder dressing (Altrazeal®) transforms into a wound contour conforming matrix once in contact with wound exudate. We hypothesised that it may also serve as a drug delivery vehicle for antiseptics.
Archibald, Assadian, Axel Kramer, Beldon, Braga, Chen, Christina Forstner, Clark, Cutting, David Leaper, Deitch, Disemond, Eberlein, Fang, Fitzgerald, Henry-Stanley, Hirsch, Johannes Leitgeb, Keith Cutting, Kim, Lalani, Leaper, Leaper, Migliaresi, Minnich, Nathan, Nordmann, Ojan Assadian, Rupert Schuster, Sibbald, Tsou, Vanscheidt, Verena Dosch, Wang, Winter   +34 more
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Glucose Deprivation Enhances the Antiproliferative Effects of Oral Hypoglycemic Biguanides in Different Molecular Subtypes of Breast Cancer: an in Vitro Study

Acta Pharmaceutica, 2018
Extensive in vitro studies have been conducted to evaluate the anticancer activity of oral hypoglycemic agents. Many of these studies experienced detrimental limitations, since they were conducted on cancer cells commonly grown in culture media ...
Bardaweel Sanaa K., Alsalamat Husam A., Aleidi Shereen M., Bashatwah Rasha M.   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biguanide-Derived Polymeric Nanoparticles Kill MRSA Biofilm and Suppress Infection In Vivo.

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2020
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a significant cause of drug-resistant infections. Its propensity to develop biofilms makes it especially resistant to conventional antibiotics.
Jianghua Li, Wenbin Zhong, Kaixi Zhang, Dongwei Wang, Jingbo Hu, M. Chan-Park   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source