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101 Surveillance and Mitigation of Hospital-Onset Respiratory Viral Illness Transmissions in Inpatient Psychiatry

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Background: We describe an investigation of a cluster of eight Corynebacterium amycolatum sternal surgical site infections (SSIs) that occurred among cardiac surgery patients from February to October 2025. Although C.
Michelle Meyer, Emily Loberg, Sarah Bellows Mahler, Sheila Higbe, Vickie L. Miller, Elena Beam, Patricia Simner, Jennifer Lu, Robin Patel, Priya Sampathkumar   +9 more
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Effects of Regular Dual‐Light Antibacterial Photodynamic Therapy on Oral Health in Assisted Living Residents—A Randomized Controlled Trial

Gerodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of dual‐light antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) on oral health among older people living in assisted living facilities (ALF), comparing it to conventional oral self‐care guidance.
Wilma Romppanen, Jaana Helenius‐Hietala, Saila Pakarinen, Sanna Korte, Riitta Saarela, Anna Maria Heikkinen, Timo Sorsa, Tommi Pätilä   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Surgical Gowning and Gloving

, 2010
Surgical gowning and gloving is an essential element of perioperative practice and is undertaken by the members of the anaesthetic and surgical teams involved in a perioperative intervention or procedure.
Susan Pirie
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The Immediate Effects of a 3D Intraoral Scanner as an Adjunctive Oral Hygiene Educational Tool: A Randomised Controlled Trial

International Journal of Dental Hygiene, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives This single‐visit randomised controlled clinical trial (RCT) aimed to evaluate the immediate effects of a three‐dimensional (3D) intraoral scanner as an adjunctive oral hygiene education tool compared to standard personalised oral hygiene instruction (OHI) in healthy adults.
Hui Jia Sophia Choo, Jia Ming Joshua Xie, Xiao Tong Jacinta Lu, Wei Ming Clement Lai, Lum Peng Lim, Boon Keng Alvin Yeo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Disinfection, sterilization, and antisepsis: An overview

, 2019
All invasive procedures involve contact by a medical device or surgical instrument with a patient's sterile tissue or mucous membranes. The level of disinfection or sterilization is dependent on the intended use of the object.
Rutala, W.A., Weber, D.J.
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Systemic Antibiotics in the Surgical Treatment of Peri‐Implantitis: Impact on the Salivary Microbiome

Journal of Clinical Periodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To exploratorily compare the shifts in the salivary microbiome composition after administration of two combined systemic antibiotic regimens used in the surgical treatment of peri‐implantitis. Materials and Methods A subset of 27 patients treated surgically for peri‐implantitis with an adjunctive 7‐day course of systemic antibiotics were ...
Caroline Riben Grundström, Bodil Lund, Nagihan Bostanci, Angelika Silbereisen, Alexandra Pennhag, Ina Schuppe Koistinen, Yinghua Zha, Anastasios Damdimopoulos, Georgios N. Belibasakis, Margareta Hultin   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative antimicrobial efficacy of alcohol-based hand rub and conventional surgical scrub in a medical center

, 2015
BackgroundHand hygiene is the cornerstone of aseptic techniques to reduce surgical site infection. Conventional surgical scrub is effective for disinfecting a surgeon's hands.
Chen, Yee-Chun, Pan, Sung-Ching, Tien, Kwei-Lian, Shen, Ni-Jiin, Sheng, Wang-Huei, Chang, Shan-Chwen, Chen, Mei-Ling   +6 more
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Darier disease—A review highlighting new insights from the Darier Disease International Task Force

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, EarlyView.
This review provides a global, clinically focused overview of DD, detailing cutaneous and extracutaneous manifestations, disease classification and severity scoring. It emphasizes early recognition, multidisciplinary management and practical guidance for dermatologists to apply evidence‐based care in diverse skin phototypes. Abstract Darier disease (DD)
Sofia Labbouz, Alain Hovnanian, Grace Xiong, Dedee Frances Murrell, Simon M. Mueller, Khaled Ezzedine, Nessa Aghazadeh Mohandesi, Ahmed Salem Aldhaheri, Nissim Asayag, Eulalia Baselga, Chen Nadler, Keith Choate, Chia‐Yu Chu, John Robert Edminister, Emmanuella Guenova, Melis Gönülal, Antoni Gostynski, Ankan Gupta, Lalit Kumar Gupta, Juliette Mazereeuw‐Hautier, Wolfram Hoetzenecker, Peter Itin, Marek Jankowski, Akiharu Kubo, Haur Yueh Lee, Julia Scott Lehman, Anfisa Lepekhova, Márta Medvecz, Jemima E. Mellerio, Verena Moosbrugger‐Martinz, Amy S. Paller, Dóra Plázár, Amadeu José Rodrigues Queiróz, Josep Riera‐Monroig, Ralph Rosa, Matthias Schmuth, Maella Severino Freire, Itzhak Shabat, Jonathan Shapiro, Cory L. Simpson, Diego Soto‐García, Alexander J. Stratigos, Gianluca Abel Tadini, Takuya Takeichi, Kaushal K. Verma, Jakob D. Wikström, Alexander Zink, Michael Ziv, Alexander Navarini, Roni Pircha Dodiuk‐Gad   +49 more
wiley   +1 more source

Surgical hand antisepsis, gowning and gloving — not necessarily the way it has always been done

, 2016
The release in December 2015 of the updated Surgical Hand Antisepsis, Gowning and Gloving Standard as part of the Asepsis and Clinical Care suite of standards continues the focus on clinical practice guided by evidence-informed decision making rather ...
Osborne, Sonya, Johnson, Julie
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Cleanse, Perfuse, Retain (CPR) Protocol for Management of Postoperative Infections With d‐PTFE Membranes: Clinical Reports of Three Cases

Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Postoperative infection is a serious complication of bone augmentation procedures, potentially resulting in graft failure, basal bone resorption, and spread of infection to adjacent anatomic spaces. This paper introduces the CPR (Cleanse, Perfuse, and Retain) protocol and illustrates its clinical application in the management of low‐
Istvan A. Urban, Zhaozhao Chen, Hom‐Lay Wang   +2 more
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