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Impregnation of Melaleuca Family Essential Oil Nanoemulsions into Pectin:Polyvinyl Alcohol Patches to Provide an Antibacterial Environment for Infected Wounds

ChemistryOpen, EarlyView.
This study reports the fabrication, characterization, and biological evaluation of bioactive patches made from pectin:polyvinyl alcohol with tea tree and niaouli oil nanoemulsions via solvent evaporation. The patches are flexible, transparent, adhesive, and absorbent. They are biocompatible and show long‐term antimicrobial activity against E.
Didem Demir, Seda Ceylan, Semih Latif İpek, Deren Aslan, Veli Özbolat   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The microbiological profile of nosocomial infections in an intensive care unit

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2014
Results Of 2450 patients admitted to ICU, 237 (9.6%) suspected nosocomial infections were studied prospectively and total number of 302 samples were collected from all clinically suspected cases of nosocomial infections.
P. Madhurima, G. Sateesh, Y. Saritha, M. Padma   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Guideline for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infection in children in China

Pediatric Investigation, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is one of the most common respiratory pathogens in children under 5 years of age worldwide and it seriously threatens children's health. In recent years, great progress has been made in the field of RSV‐related diseases.
Committee of Pediatrics, China Medical Education Association, Subspecialty Group of Respiratory Diseases, Society of Pediatrics, Chinese Medical Association, Pediatric Respiratory Work Committee, Society of Pulmonologists, Chinese Medical Doctor Association, Committee of Pediatrics, Chinese Research Hospital Association, Pediatric Professional Committee of China Non‐public Medical Institution Association, Professional Committee of Children's Health and Pharmaceutical Research, China Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Children's Safe Medication Branch of China Medical News and Information Association, Pediatric Expert Committee of China Primary Health Care Foundation, Global Pediatric Respiratory Alliance, Beijing Hairun Charity Foundation   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vancomycin‐Modified DNA Origami Nanostructures for Targeting Bacterial Pathogens

Small Structures, EarlyView.
Applications of DNA origami nanostructures in pathogen detection and antimicrobial drug delivery require their efficient and robust binding to bacterial cells. Here, the cell wall‐binding glycopeptide antibiotic vancomycin is conjugated to selected staple strands and displayed in multivalent arrangements on the DNA origami surface to facilitate the ...
Özge Coşkuner Leineweber, Bhanu K. Pothineni, Nils Schumann, Ulrike Hofmann, Christin Möser, David M. Smith, Guido Grundmeier, Yixin Zhang, Adrian Keller   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Repurposing of Meropenem and Nadifloxacin for Treatment of Burn Patients? [PDF]

, 2009
The escalating number of multidrug resistant pathogens has demanded the swift development of new and potent antibiotics (ref. 2). Metallo-[beta]-lactamases (MBLs) continue to evolve, rendering the latest generation of carbapenem antibiotics useless (ref.
Christie E. Costa, James Spencer, Janice D. Thomas, Jeffrey H. Toney, Joseph G. Moloughney, Karla S. Bullon   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Universal screening for meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus : interim results from the NHS Scotland pathfinder project [PDF]

, 2009
Following recommendations from a Health Technology Assessment (HTA), a prospective cohort study of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) screening of all admissions (N = 29 690) to six acute hospitals in three regions in Scotland indicated ...
Allardice, G., Christie, P., Gould, I.M., Masterton, R., Reilly, J.S., Scottish Government Health Directorate (Funder), Smith, A., Stewart, S., Williams, C.   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Pediatric nosocomial infections

Jornal de Pediatria, 1999
OBJECTIVE: Considering that the nosocomial infections have been a serious problem of public health all over the world in both developed and developing countries, this revision has the aim of amplifying the pediatrician's knowledge, in different interfaces of the question.
Silvia R. Marques, Eduardo S. Carvalho
openaire   +3 more sources

Occurrence of human pathogenic bacteria and their antibiotic resistance in the gut of wild and captive sloth bears

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
A growing worldwide problem of antibiotic resistance (AR) has significant effects on both human and animal health. The present study compared the presence of human pathogens in wild and captive sloth bear populations, and their resistance to antibiotics.
Sakhi Dabhi, Barbara A. Williams, Julia Bevins, Nishith Dharaiya   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of Microbial Quality and Antibacterial Activity of Commonly used Hand Washes [PDF]

, 2013
Hands are the highways to the transmission and spread of pathogens that causes diseases, food borne illnesses and nosocomial infections. Hand washing is the act of cleansing the hands with water or another liquid, with or without the use of soap or ...
Akande, V.A., Dahunsi, S.O., Oranusi, S. U.   +2 more
core  

Antimicrobial Resistance in Human and Animal Pathogens in Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique and Tanzania: An Urgent Need of a Sustainable Surveillance System. [PDF]

, 2013
A review of the published and unpublished literature on bacterial resistance in human and animals was performed. Sixty-eight articles/reports from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia were reviewed.
Matee, Mecky, Mshana, Stephen E, Rweyemamu, Mark   +2 more
core   +1 more source