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Gingival inflammation and plaque accumulation affect therapeutic outcomes in patients with acne vulgaris

Journal of Periodontology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background We hypothesized that acne vulgaris (AV) and gingivitis were associated through systemic inflammatory mechanisms, sharing common etiological factors. This study aimed to identify the association between AV and gingivitis and to assess changes in acne severity in relation to changes in the plaque index (PI).
Ömer Faruk Okumuş, Mustafa Yazıcı, Alpdoğan Kantarci   +2 more
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Extracellular polymeric substance (EPS)-degrading enzymes reduce staphylococcal surface attachment and biocide resistance on pig skin in vivo. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
Staphylococcal extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) such as extracellular DNA (eDNA) and poly-N-acetylglucosamine surface polysaccharide (PNAG) mediate numerous virulence traits including host colonization and antimicrobial resistance.
Jeffrey B Kaplan, Kevin D Mlynek, Hashani Hettiarachchi, Yonas A Alamneh, Lionel Biggemann, Daniel V Zurawski, Chad C Black, Charles E Bane, Robert K Kim, Mark S Granick   +9 more
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Impact of Infection Control on Prevalence of Surgical Site Infections in a Large Tertiary Care Hospital in Haiphong City

Antibiotics, 2022
Few point prevalence surveys (PPS) have been conducted in Vietnam on Surgical Site Infections (SSI) or antimicrobial use in surgery. The objective of this study was to evaluate the PPSs of SSI before and after implementation of antibiotic stewardship ...
Jérôme Ory, Quang Le Minh, Hung Phan Tien, Vinh Vu Hai, Elodie Careno, Tatiana Price, Alexandre Andrieux, Julien Crouzet, Catherine Dunyach-Rémy, Didier Laureillard, Jean-Philippe Lavigne, Albert Sotto   +11 more
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Dermatologic Best Practices for Manicures and Nail Care: A Systematic Review

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Manicure and pedicure procedures are widely viewed as benign cosmetic practices, yet emerging evidence links them to various dermatologic complications, including dermatitis, infection, photodamage and, in rare cases, cutaneous malignancy.
Nivetha Aravind, Olivia Burke, Brian W. Morrison   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Breastfeeding and skin-to-skin contact for pain relief of newborns during hepatitis B vaccination

Revista Eletrônica de Enfermagem, 2015
The objective was to compare the combination of skin-to-skin contact with breastfeeding, to skin-to-skin contact during hepatitis B vaccination in newborns.
Adriana Moraes Leite, Ariadna de Cássia Tardim Oliveira da Silva, Thaíla Correa Castral, Lucila Castanheira Nascimento, Mirna Isicawa de Sousa, Carmen Gracinda Silvan Scochi   +5 more
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Nail Toxicities Associated With Anticancer Therapies in Children

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nail toxicities are a frequent yet often underrecognized component of dermatologic adverse events in children receiving anticancer therapies. Both conventional cytotoxic chemotherapy and newer targeted agents can affect the nail matrix, nail bed and periungual tissues, producing a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations that range from ...
Luca Rapparini, Michela Starace
wiley   +1 more source

Risk of bacterial colonization by torniquet during arthroscopy of the knee joint

GMS Hygiene and Infection Control
Purpose: The following study investigated the risk of transmission or spread of potentially pathogenic bacteria via surgical gloves and/or with an elastic bandage to achieve a bloodless surgical site during arthroscopy.Methods: This was a single-center ...
Melcher, Peter, Dietze, Nadine, Hellmund, Christoph, Hepp, Pierre, Henkelmann, Ralf   +4 more
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Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy Associated With Systemic Treatment in Osteoradionecrosis: An In Vivo Study

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the effects of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT), systemic pharmacological therapy, and their combination on irradiated mandibular post‐extraction bone repair relevant to osteoradionecrosis (ORN) development in a rat model. Methods Twenty‐six male Wistar rats were initially randomized into five experimental groups:
Larissa Lopes Fonseca, Lorena dos Reis Pereira Queiroz, Andréia Luiza Oliveira Costa, Cristina Paixão Durães, Renata Sousa Leite, Ludmila Martins Delazeri, Sérgio Henrique Sousa Santos, Alfredo Maurício Batista de Paula, Lucyana Conceição Farias, André Luiz Sena Guimarães   +9 more
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Evaluation of the Efficacy of Photobiomodulation Therapy, Therapeutic Ultrasound, and Boric Acid in the Prevention of Intra‐Abdominal Adhesions in an Experimental Rat Model: A Macroscopic, Histopathological, and Gene Expression Analysis

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT), therapeutic ultrasound (TUS), boric acid (BA), and their combinations in preventing experimentally induced intra‐abdominal adhesions in rats. Materials and Methods Ninety‐six male Wistar rats (14 weeks old) were randomly assigned to eight groups (Control,
Sıtkıcan Okur, Büşra Baykal, Latif Emrah Yanmaz, Ayşe Gölgeli Bedir, Damla Tuğçe Okur, Mümin Gökhan Şenocak, Ferda Turgut, Serkan Yildirim, İsmail Bolat, Betül Apaydin Yildirim, Özlem Özdemir Tozlu   +10 more
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Comparing leukocyte‐ and thrombocyte‐rich fibrin and autologous grafts for the treatment of experimentally induced wounds in the tarsometatarsus of chickens

Veterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Managing open wounds in birds is challenging. This study compared leukocyte‐ and thrombocyte‐rich fibrin (L‐TRF) and autologous grafts for treating wounds in the tarsometatarsus of chickens. Methods Full‐thickness wounds were experimentally induced in the tarsometatarsus of 23 healthy adult chickens.
Vivian Ferreira Rech, Sheila Canevese Rahal, Renata Dalcol Mazaro, Luna Scarpari Rolim, Guilherme Rech Cassanego, Matheus Yuri Dos Santos, Rafael Almeida Fighera   +6 more
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