Toxics, 2023 Guanidine disinfectants are important chemical agents with a broad spectrum of activity that are effective against most microorganisms. Chlorhexidine, one of the most used guanidine disinfectants, is added to shampoo and mouthwash and applied in medical ...
Jianzhong Zhang +11 more
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Neonatal mortality within 24 hours of birth in six low- and lower-middle-income countries [PDF]
, 2016 OBJECTIVE: To assess the rates, timing and causes of neonatal deaths and the burden of stillbirths in rural Uttar Pradesh, India. We discuss the implications of our findings for neonatal interventions.
Baqui, Abdullah H. +12 more
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Antimicrobial effects of chlorhexidine, matrica drop mouthwash (chamomile extract), and normal saline on hospitalized patients with endotracheal tubes [PDF]
, 2016 Background: The functions and use of mouthwashes are variable depending on their type. Oral care in patients with endotracheal tubes is important to prevent side effects such as pneumonia.
Azimi, M, Jouybari, L., Sanagoo, A
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Milk Reduces Enamel Staining Caused by Black Tea and Chlorhexidine Mouthwash
Beverages, 2022 The aim of our study was to determine whether milk diminished the staining effects of Turkish and imported black tea with or without chlorhexidine. Human incisor teeth (n = 36) were incubated with 18 different preparations of steeped or infused black tea
Bilgenur Şahin Pehlivanoğlu +1 more
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Vaginal Microbicides: Detecting Toxicities in Vivo that Paradoxically Increase Pathogen Transmission [PDF]
, 2006 BACKGROUND: Microbicides must protect against STD pathogens without causing unacceptable toxic effects. Microbicides based on nonoxynol-9 (N9) and other detergents disrupt sperm, HSV and HIV membranes, and these agents are effective contraceptives.
Abusuwwa, Raed +5 more
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Effective elimination of Staphylococcal contamination from hospital surfaces by a bacteriophage-probiotic sanitation strategy: a monocentric study. [PDF]
, 2019 Persistent contamination of hospital surfaces and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) are recognized major causes of healthcare-associated infections (HAI). We recently showed that a probiotic-based sanitation (PCHS) can stably decrease surface pathogens and ...
BISI, Matteo +6 more
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Evaluation of wound healing and postoperative pain after oral mucosa laser biopsy with the aid of compound with chlorhexidine and sodium hyaluronate: a randomized double blind clinical trial [PDF]
, 2019 OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study is to evaluate secondary intention healing process and postoperative pain of oral soft tissues after laser surgery with the use of a compound containing chlorhexidine and sodium hyaluronate.
Del Vecchio, Alessandro +6 more
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Antisepsis Techniques in Orthopedic Surgical Procedures: A Comparative Study
Revista Brasileira de OrtopediaObjective To compare antisepsis techniques using chlorhexidine-based soap associated with ethyl alcohol and alcohol-based chlorhexidine or chlorhexidine-based soap associated with alcohol-based chlorhexidine alone in surgical orthopedic procedures ...
Eugênio César Mendes +5 more
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019 Background Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) is a major public health problem. As a form of prevention and control, preparations of chlorhexidine are used extensively; however, the reduction of susceptibility to chlorhexidine has been reported.
Bruna Costa Moura do Vale +4 more
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Prevalence of qacA/B genes and mupirocin resistance among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates in the setting of chlorhexidine bathing without mupirocin [PDF]
, 2016 OBJECTIVE: We aimed to determine the frequency of qacA/B chlorhexidine tolerance genes and high-level mupirocin resistance among MRSA isolates before and after the introduction of a chlorhexidine (CHG) daily bathing intervention in a surgical intensive ...
Bommarito, Kerry M +7 more
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