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Clinical usage of honey as a wound dressing: An update

, 2004
Honey is an ancient treatment that is increasingly earning its place in modern wound care. Evidence suggests it compares with other dressings in terms of its antibacterial properties, ease of use and ability to promote a moist ...
Molan, Peter C.
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Surgical wound infections in the intensive care unit the nurses role [PDF]

, 2007
Surgical wound infections are increasing in frequency. They have a negative effect on length of stay among intensive care unit (ICU) patients and patients on other wards.
Çelik, Sevim
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Application of plastic repair and reconstruction techniques for treatment of sternal wound infections

Di-san junyi daxue xuebao, 2019
Objective To explore the effectiveness of plastic repair and reconstruction techniques for treatment of sternal wound infections. Methods We performed a retrospective analysis of 35 cases of postoperative sternal wound infections treated in our ...
YOU Pan, WANG Shaoliang, MAO Tongchun, LI Xiang, YAN Rongshuai   +4 more
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Risk Factors of Surgical Site Infection at Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania [PDF]

, 2012
Surgical site infection (SSI) is a common source of morbidity among operated patients. At Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH), studies indicate that the rate of SSI has been increasing over the past thirty years.
Mbembati, NM, Akoko, L.O., Fredrick, F, Mbembati, N.M., Akoko, LO, Mwanga, AH, Fredrick, F., Mwanga, A.H.   +7 more
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Evidence update on prevention of surgical site infection [PDF]

, 2015
Purpose of review: surgical site infection (SSI) is a common health care associated infection and complicates up to 10-20% of operations with considerable health care resources.
Leaper, David J., Ousey, Karen, Leaper, David   +2 more
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa Phage Cocktails: Rational Design and Efficacy Against Mouse Wound and Systemic Infection

Antibiotics
Background/Objectives: Phages show efficacy against multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa, but limited host ranges require combining them in cocktails. In this work, we characterized 25 P.
Mikeljon P. Nikolich, Anna C. Jacobs, Tracey L. Peters, Yonas A. Alamneh, Kirill V. Sergueev, Nino Mzhavia, Chaselynn M. Watters, Helen R. Freyberger, Olga A. Kirillina, Emily Engeman, Brett E. Swierczewski, Mark P. Simons, Schroeder M. Noble, Damon W. Ellison, Andrey A. Filippov   +14 more
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Venous Thromboembolism in Pediatric Bone Sarcoma Patients: A 10‐Year, Single‐Institution Experience Encompassing the COVID‐19 Pandemic

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Osteosarcoma (OS) and Ewing sarcoma (EWS) are the most common primary bone cancers in children, but acute thrombosis is poorly characterized in this population. Our study evaluated the rates of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and associated risk factors in pediatric patients with bone sarcomas treated over a 10‐year period encompassing
Sarah Kappa, Shou Xu, Mark Zobeck, Sarah E. Sartain, Nino Rainusso, Lisa Wang, Nicole Montgomery, Paige Wheaton, Sarah Whittle   +8 more
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Emapalumab for Immune Effector Cell‐Associated Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis‐Like Syndrome Following CD19‐Directed CAR‐T in Two Patients With B‐ALL: Clinical and Biomarker Correlates

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Immune effector cell‐associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis‐like syndrome (IEC‐HS) is a life‐threatening hyperinflammatory toxicity distinct from cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and neurotoxicity following chimeric antigen receptor T‐cell (CAR‐T) therapy. In a single‐institution retrospective cohort of pediatric and young adult patients
Thomas J. Galletta, Jeremy D. Rubinstein, Christopher E. Dandoy, Ruby Khoury, Angela Faulhaber, Christine L. Phillips, Christa Krupski   +6 more
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Medical honey for wound care—Still the ‘Latest Resort’?

, 2008
While the ancient Egyptians and Greeks used honey for wound care, and a broad spectrum of wounds are treated all over the world with natural unprocessed honeys from different sources, Medihoney™ has been one of the first medically certified honeys ...
Santos, Kai, Molan, Peter C., Gisela Blaser, Udo Bode, Blaser, Gisela, Traynor, Kristen, Kai Santos, Bode, Udo, Kirsten Traynor, Simon, Arne, Arne Simon, Peter Molan   +11 more
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Antibacterial Effect of Eicosapentaenoic Acid against Bacillus cereus and Staphylococcus aureus: Killing Kinetics, Selection for Resistance, and Potential Cellular Target

Marine Drugs, 2017
Polyunsaturated fatty acids, such as eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA; C20:5n-3), are attracting interest as possible new topical antibacterial agents, particularly due to their potency and perceived safety.
Phuc Nguyen Thien Le, Andrew P. Desbois
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