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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An Improvement of a Mapping Method Based on Ant Colony Algorithm Applied to Smart Cities
Applied Sciences, 2022 The ant colony algorithm has been widely used in the field of data analysis of smart cities. However, the research of the traditional ant colony algorithm is more focused on one-to-one scenarios and there is insufficient research on many-to-one scenarios.
Kaiming Xu +3 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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The counting of surface colonies of bacteria [PDF]
Epidemiology and Infection, 1948 A colony count performed by spreading a known volume of suspension on the surface of a plate possesses certain advantages over other methods, of which the chief is ease of counting.The distribution of counts of several samples of the same suspension on medium of the same age and batch is as expected on statistical grounds.Different batches and ages of ...
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An apparatus for counting colonies [PDF]
The Journal of Pathology and Bacteriology, 1897 n ...
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MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY OF FILLETED FISH WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES [PDF]
Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal, 2010 Imported (Saba) and local (Tilapia nilotica and Nile perch) flitted fish (60 samples) were analyzed for aerobic colony count (ACC), total coliform count and for presence of Listeria monocytogenes to detect their quality.
DOAA M. ABD EL-AZIZ
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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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Microbial Load of Canned Foods Imported Through Ibrahim Khalil International Border, Iraq
Journal of Food Quality and Hazards Control, 2023 Background: Canned foods may be contaminated with microbes and primarily with spore-forming bacteria. This study was designed to give information about microbial load of canned foods imported through Ibrahim Khalil International Border, Iraq.
Y.H. Mohamed-Sharif +3 more
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International Journal of Dentistry, 2021 This study investigates the antibacterial effects of erbium chromium laser at 2780 nm, silver nanoparticles, and erbium chromium along with silver nanoparticles on Enterococcus faecalis in comparison with sodium hypochlorite.
Seyedeh Sareh Hendi +5 more
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