What Urinary Colony Count Indicates a Urinary Tract Infection in Children? [PDF]
J Pediatr, 2017 Primack W +4 more
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The efficacy of different immersion times in chlorhexidine for reducing the Lactobacillus acidophilus contamination of the toothbrush [PDF]
Journal of Oral Health and Oral Epidemiology, 2023 Background: Lactobacillus acidophilus is involved in plaque formation and progression of caries, and studies show that it can be transmitted through the toothbrush. Thus, decontamination the toothbrush is necessary for oral health.
Fereshteh Fallahi +4 more
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Risk factors for the appearance of central venous catheters colonization [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2007 Introduction/Aim. Intravascular device placement (IVD) is a part of everyday medical practice, however, its application is associated with a high risk of onset of nosocomial infections (NI) and increased mortality and morbidity.
Mioljević Vesna +5 more
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The effect of 7.5% Povidone-Iodine versus 0.2% Chlorhexidine on Microbial Count of Surgical Site in Abdominal Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial [PDF]
Journal of Evidence-Based CareBackground: One of the most common preventive methods of Surgical Site Infection (SSI) is preoperative skin preparation. Selecting the skin antiseptic before surgery is an important step that can reduce SSI risk. Aim: The present study was performed with
Fardin Amiri +4 more
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Keypad mobile phones are associated with a significant increased risk of microbial contamination compared to touch screen phones [PDF]
, 2013 The use of mobile phones in the clinical environment by healthcare workers has become widespread. Despite evidence that these devices can harbour pathogenic micro-organisms there is little guidance on how to reduce contamination.
Alder, S +9 more
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Analysis and Optimization of the Effect of Process Parameters of Silver Anode Technique on Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Raw Milk [PDF]
Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2023 The present research aimed to experimentally and statistically investigate the effects of current and time parameters on the inhibition of Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853 using the silver anode technique.
Sergul Cibik, Ayhan Duran
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Granulocyte-colony-stimulating factor mobilizes bone marrow stem cells in patients with subacute ischemic stroke: the Stem Cell Trial of Recovery EnhanceMent After Stroke (STEMS) Pilot Randomized, Controlled Trial (ISRCTN 16784092) [PDF]
, 2006 Background and Purpose - Loss of motor function is common after stroke and leads to significant chronic disability. Stem cells are capable of self-renewal and of differentiating into multiple cell types, including neurones, glia, and vascular cells.
Bath, Philip M.W. +7 more
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Counts at Kittiwake Colonies [PDF]
Bird Study, 1977 The author seeks to elucidate the different attendance patterns of breeding and non-breeding Kittiwakes at their colonies in summer.
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Investigating Evaluation Measures in Ant Colony Algorithms for Learning Decision Tree Classifiers [PDF]
, 2015 Ant-Tree-Miner is a decision tree induction algorithm that is based on the Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) meta- heuristic. Ant-Tree-Miner-M is a recently introduced extension of Ant-Tree-Miner that learns multi-tree classification models.
Abdelbar, Ashraf M. +2 more
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Journal of Food Quality and Hazards Control, 2022 Background: Kalahari truffle (Kalaharituber pfeilii) is found in the Kalahari desert and nearby regions (Africa). This study assessed the microbiological quality and safety, mycotoxins, and heavy metals contents of raw Kalahari truffle sold in Namibia ...
T.A. Hainghumbi +4 more
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