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Impact of chlorhexidine and emollient cleansing on bloodstream infections in a Neonatal ICU [PDF]

Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases
Background: Among hospital-born babies, infections account for 4% – 56% of deaths in the neonatal period, with bloodstream infections being up to 20 times more frequent in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Pervashni Padayachee, Fathima Naby, Partson Tinarwo, Sumayya Haffejee, Trudy Martin, Vikash Deonundhan, Yashika Umichand, Moherndran Archary   +7 more
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Burns with emollients [PDF]

BMJ, 2022
What you need to knowAdvise patients to continue using emollients but to be aware of burn risks, avoid naked flames, and stop smokingEmollients are not flammable themselves but, when impregnated into fabric, can act as an accelerantPeople most at risk are those with reduced ability to react quickly when emollient impregnated fabric is exposed to naked ...
Ridd, Matthew J, Hall, Sarah, Lane, Majella E, Roberts , Amanda, Williams, Hywel C   +4 more
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Daily emollient during infancy for prevention of eczema: the BEEP randomised controlled trial. [PDF]

, 2020
BACKGROUND: Skin barrier dysfunction precedes eczema development. We tested whether daily use of emollient in the first year could prevent eczema in high-risk children. METHODS: We did a multicentre, pragmatic, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial
BEEP study team, Boyle, RJ, Bradshaw, LE, Brown, SJ, Chalmers, JR, Cork, MJ, Davies-Jones, S, Flohr, C, Haines, RH, Jay, N, Kelleher, MM, Lawton, S, Mitchell, EJ, Montgomery, AA, Perkin, MR, Ridd, MJ, Sach, TH, Simpson, EL, Swinden, R, Tarr, S, Thomas, KS, Williams, HC   +21 more
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Effects of Early Emollient Use in Children at High Risk of Atopic Dermatitis: A German Pilot Study

Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2023
Several small studies have indicated that daily emollient use from birth might delay, suppress or prevent atopic dermatitis (AD). Two larger trials did not confirm this; however, a recent smaller study indicated a protective effect if daily emollient use
Inken Harder, Dora Stölzl, Nicole Sander, Jan Hartmann, Elke Rodriguez, Carsten Mazur, Sebastian Kerzel, Michael Kabesch, Denise Küster, Jochen Schmitt, Regina Fölster-Holst, Sascha Gerdes, Hila Emmert, Stephan Weidinger   +13 more
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Skin permeation and penetration of mometasone furoate in the presence of emollients: An ex vivo evaluation of clinical application protocols

Skin Health and Disease, 2023
Background Topical corticosteroids (TCS) and emollients are developed independently by the pharmaceutical industry but are often used together in practice.
Mubinah T. Beebeejaun, Marc B. Brown, Victoria Hutter, Laura Kravitz, William J. McAuley   +4 more
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Effect of an Emollient Emulsion Containing 15.0% of Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride on the Urocanic Acid of the Stratum Corneum

Life, 2023
Natural moisturizing factor (NMF) includes several compounds in the stratum corneum (SC), among them, urocanic acid (UCA). Ultraviolet (UV) exposure turns the trans-UCA of the SC into its cis isomer.
Alicio Vitorino de Souza Neto, Débora Quintas Balla, Thalita Marcilio Candido, Catarina Rosado, André Rolim Baby, Fabiana Vieira Lima Solino Pessoa   +5 more
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An algorithm for diagnosing IgE-mediated food allergy in study participants who do not undergo food challenge. [PDF]

, 2020
BACKGROUND: Food allergy diagnosis in clinical studies can be challenging. Oral food challenges (OFC) are time-consuming, carry some risk and may, therefore, not be acceptable to all study participants.
Batt, R, Boyle, RJ, Bradshaw, LE, Chalmers, JR, Haines, RH, Jay, N, Kelleher, MM, Montgomery, AA, Perkin, MR, Williams, HC   +9 more
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Experience of using an emollient with an anti-inflammatory effect based on ammonium glycyrrhizinate in the complex therapy of patients with atopic dermatitis

Vestnik Dermatologii i Venerologii, 2020
Background. Despite the advances achieved in recent years in the treatment of AD, prevention and rehabilitation of patients, who suffering from this disease, belong to the most difficult tasks of practical dermatovenerology. Objective. The aim of this
Vladislav R. Khairutdinov, Alexey V. Samtsov   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of topical applications of sunflower seed oil on systemic fatty acid levels in under-two children under rehabilitation for severe acute malnutrition in Bangladesh: a randomized controlled trial

Nutrition Journal, 2021
Background Children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) have inadequate levels of fatty acids (FAs) and limited capacity for enteral nutritional rehabilitation.
K. M. Shahunja, Daniel C. Sévin, Lindsay Kendall, Tahmeed Ahmed, Md. Iqbal Hossain, Mustafa Mahfuz, Xinyi Zhu, Krishan Singh, Sunita Singh, Jonathan M. Crowther, Rachel A. Gibson, Gary L. Darmstadt   +11 more
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Performance and Tolerability of a New Topical Dexpanthenol-Containing Emollient Line in Subjects with Dry Skin: Results from Three Randomized Studies

Cosmetics, 2021
Three studies were conducted with three new dexpanthenol-containing emollients containing increasing lipid contents (Emollients 1–3) to assess their performances in healthy adults with dry skin. All three studies (N = 42 each) followed virtually the same
Hans Stettler, Raffaella de Salvo, Rozalia Olsavszky, Elena Alina Nanu, Veronica Dumitru, Sonja Trapp   +5 more
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