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Efficacy of 0.2% povidone-iodine and 0.1% polyhexamethylene biguanide as preoperative antiseptics in equine ophthalmic procedures. [PDF]
Vet OphthalmolAbstract Objective This retrospective study evaluates the efficacy of povidone‐iodine (PI) and polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB) as preoperative antiseptics in equine ophthalmic procedures. Animals Studied Horses that underwent routine ophthalmic surgery and procedures.
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Microorganisms, 2022 In recent years, a rise in the number of contact lens users in the UK and worldwide coincided with an increased incidence of microbial keratitis. The aim of this study was to investigate the antimicrobial activities of polyhexamethylene guanidine (PHMG),
Dharanga Ratnayake +3 more
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Membranes, 2023 Wound infection is a common complication of chronic wounds. It can impair healing, which may not occur without external help. Antimicrobial dressings (AMDs) are a type of external help to infected chronic wounds.
Luís M. Vaz +3 more
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Polyhexanide as a new antiseptic composition for a dentist
Эндодонтия Today, 2021 Aim. To assess systematically the available scientific evidence about clinical response of using polyhexanide as an antiseptic agent in medicine and dentistry.
Z. S. Khabadze +5 more
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Polyhexanide-Releasing Membranes for Antimicrobial Wound Dressings: A Critical Review
Membranes, 2022 The prevalence of chronic, non-healing skin wounds in the general population, most notably diabetic foot ulcers, venous leg ulcers and pressure ulcers, is approximately 2% and is expected to increase, driven mostly by the aging population and the steady ...
António Jorge Guiomar, Ana M. Urbano
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Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2020 Microsporidial stromal keratitis is refractory to topical drugs and is classically described in immunocompetent hosts. A 55-year-old patient with renal transplant and oral immunosuppressants, presented with a 15-day history of redness, pain, and ...
Amanjot Kaur +3 more
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Polyhexamethylene biguanide exposure leads to viral aggregation [PDF]
Journal of Applied Microbiology, 2009 This study reports the activity of two biguanides against MS2 bacteriophage used as a surrogate virus for nonenveloped mammalian viruses and provides an explanation as to their apparent limited efficacy.When tested in a standard suspension test, two polyhexamethylene biguanides (PHMB), VANTOCIL TG and COSMOCIL CQ, reduced the viability of MS2 by only 1-
Pinto, Federica +3 more
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Evaluation of Polyhexamethylene Biguanide (PHMB) as a Disinfectant for Adenovirus [PDF]
JAMA Ophthalmology, 2013 Swimming pools can be a vector for transmission of adenovirus ocular infections. Polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB) is a disinfectant used in swimming pools and hot tubs.To determine whether PHMB is an effective disinfectant against ocular adenovirus serotypes at a concentration used to disinfect swimming pools and hot tubs.In vitro laboratory study ...
Eric G, Romanowski +5 more
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Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical, 2007 <!-- @page { margin: 2cm } --> <p class="western" align="justify">Trials were carried out in order to check the viability of polyhexamethylene biguanide hydrochloride in the control of pathogenic and degenerating bacteria in carcass of ...
Albenones José de Mesquita +3 more
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Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2013 Fungal osteomyelitis is rare in immunocompetent patients and is often difficult to cure, even with optimal medical and surgical management. The authors present two cases of fungal osteomyelitis in which the common swimming pool cleaner, polyhexamethylene
Genevieve Walls +4 more
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