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Efficacy of disinfectant-impregnated wipes used for surface disinfection in hospitals: a review
Background“Ready-to-use” disinfecting wipes (also known as pre-impregnated disinfecting wipe) are broadly used in food industry and domestic...
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Evaluation of the virucidal efficacy of disinfectant wipes with a test method simulating practical conditions
BackgroundThe use of disinfectant wipes in hospitals is increasing over the last years. These wipes should be able to inactivate microorganisms...
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Characterizing Extracellular Vesicles Using Nanoparticle-Tracking Analysis
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nanosized lipid bound particles secreted by cells. EVs transfer biologic material and can be found in all body...
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A pre-pandemic COVID-19 assessment of the costs of prevention and control interventions for healthcare associated infections in medical and surgical wards in Québec
BackgroundHealthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) present a major public health problem that significantly affects patients, health care providers...
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Decontaminating N95/FFP2 masks for reuse during the COVID-19 epidemic: a systematic review
BackgroundWith the current COVID-19 pandemic, many healthcare facilities have been lacking a steady supply of filtering facepiece respirators. To...
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Loudness Dependence of Auditory Evoked Potentials: A Promising Pre-treatment Predictor of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Response
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are the most commonly prescribed class of medications for patients with PTSD. However, many patients are not...
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Reopening Schools After a Novel Coronavirus Surge
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic shook the world in ways not seen since the pandemic influenza of 1918–1919. As of late August 2020,...
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Microbiome dynamics during the HI-SEAS IV mission, and implications for future crewed missions beyond Earth
BackgroundHuman health is closely interconnected with its microbiome. Resilient microbiomes in, on, and around the human body will be key for safe...
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COVID-19 pandemic and the protection of workers’ health from disinfectant chemicals
Objective and methodsThis study examines the protection of workers from the “COVID-19” pandemic, especially healthcare workers, disinfection workers,...
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Behavioral Paradigms for Assessing Cognitive Functions in the Chronic Social Defeat Stress Model of Depression
Depression is a debilitating mental disorder that affects hundreds of millions of individuals worldwide. Also referred to as major depressive...
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Reducing health care-associated infections by implementing separated environmental cleaning management measures by using disposable wipes of four colors
BackgroundEnvironmental cleaning is a fundamental principle of infection control in health care settings. We determined whether implementing...
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Emergency ward ultrasound: clinical audit on disinfection practices during routine and sterile examinations
ContextIn the emergency ward, where the use of ultrasound is common (including for sterile procedures), ward equipment is constantly exposed to high...
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Robotic Automation of Pharmaceutical and Life Science Industries
Robotic automation brings flexibility, speed, accuracy, and durability to almost all processes in industries. Robots have significantly advanced from...
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Mammalian Cell Culture Laboratory: Equipment and Other Materials
This chapter describes all the instruments necessary to work in a cell culture laboratory safely and effectively, including the maintenance and...
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The COVID-19 pandemic and N95 masks: reusability and decontamination methods
BackgroundWith the current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, many healthcare facilities are lacking a steady supply of masks worldwide. This emergency situation...
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Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine
Nanotechnology (often referred to as nanoscience) is an amalgam of various scientific fields, that includes but is not limited to chemistry, biology,...
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Effectiveness of various cleaning and disinfectant products on Clostridium difficile spores of PCR ribotypes 010, 014 and 027
BackgroundIn healthcare facilities, Clostridium difficile infections spread by transmission of bacterial spores. Appropriate sporicidal...
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A recurrent and transesophageal echocardiography–associated outbreak of extended-spectrum β-lactamase–producing Enterobacter cloacae complex in cardiac surgery patients
BackgroundWe report a recurrent outbreak of postoperative infections with extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)–producing E. cloacae complex in...
