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Antiseptic Stewardship for Alcohol-Based Hand Rubs
Alcohol-based hand rubs are usually based on ethanol, propan-2-ol or propan-1-ol. Some of them contain additional non-volatile biocidal agents such...
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Health and Hygiene of Skin, Hair, Nails, and Teeth in the Space Environment: Daily Challenges
Human space exploration began with Russian cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin aboard Vostok 1 in 1961 and, although humankind first reached the Moon...
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Promising Antimicrobial Agents from Some Latin American Medicinal Plants Against Disease-Causing Pathogens in Humans and Animals
According to WHO and FAO, the current global problem in public health/environmental which is of high economic impact is the lack of...
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Comparison of the antimicrobial efficacy of povidone-iodine-alcohol versus chlorhexidine-alcohol for surgical skin preparation on the aerobic and anaerobic skin flora of the shoulder region
BackgroundCutibacterium acnes is part of the anaerobic skin microbiome and resides in deeper skin layers. The organism is an agent of surgical site...
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Effect of chemical penetration enhancers on the transdermal delivery of olanzapine in human skin in vitro
This research study involves the development of an olanzapine (OLZ) formulation using various chemical penetration enhancers (CPEs) for transdermal...
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Bacteria Associated with the Antarctic Endemic Insect Belgica antarctica Jacobs (Diptera Chironomidae)
AbstractInsects are one of the most successful groups of multicellular organisms with more than a million species. Among them, there is Belgica...
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The oral microbiota is a reservoir for antimicrobial resistance: resistome and phenotypic resistance characteristics of oral biofilm in health, caries, and periodontitis
BackgroundAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an ever-growing threat to modern medicine and, according to the latest reports, it causes nearly twice as...
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Antiseptic Stewardship for Wound and Mucous Membrane Antiseptics
Wound and mucous membrane antiseptics can be based on chlorhexidine digluconate, polihexanide, hydrogen peroxide, sodium hypochlorite, povidone...
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Sample Preparation and Fixation for Histology and Pathology
The basic goal of all histological techniques is the identification of tissue components, both normal and pathologic. In the case of any...
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Correction to: The Content of c-Fos-Positive Neurons in the Cerebral Cortex and Striatum and Behavioral Characteristics in Rats on Cutaneous Application of Antiseptic Dorogov’s Stimulator Paste
To the article “The Content of c-Fos-Positive Neurons in the Cerebral Cortex and Striatum and Behavioral Characteristics in Rats on Cutaneous...
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A Thermoelectric System for Thermal Treatment of the Anterior Segment of the Eye in Humans
The design of a thermoelectric system (TES) for thermal treatment of the anterior segment of the human eyeball is addressed. Results from...
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Insertion site and risk of peripheral intravenous catheter colonization and/or local infection: a post hoc analysis of the CLEAN 3 study including more than 800 catheters
AimAlthough uncommon, infections associated with peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) may be responsible for severe life-threatening...
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Phyllanthus amarus Schum. and Thonn. as Herbal Medicine: Ethnobotany, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacology Aspects
Phyllanthus amarus Schum. and Thonn. (family Euphorbiaceae) is a small herb well known for its potent medicinal properties and widely used worldwide....
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Melaleuca alternifolia essential oil soap: a potential alternative for hand hygiene
This study aimed to compare the antimicrobial action of three soaps for hand hygiene (HH): 2.0% Tea Tree Oil (TTO); 0.5% triclosan; 2.0%...
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The Content of c-Fos-Positive Neurons in the Cerebral Cortex and Striatum and Behavioral Characteristics in Rats on Cutaneous Application of Antiseptic Dorogov’s Stimulator Paste
Experiments were performed on three groups of male Sprague–Dawley rats, each of six animals. Group 1 consisted of intact animals; group 2 of animals...
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Staphylococcus aureus hitchhiking from colonization to bacteremia via Candida within ICU infection prevention studies: a proof of concept modelling
Whether Candida within the patient microbiome drives the pathogenesis of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia, described as microbial hitchhiking, cannot...
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Nanomaterials
Nanotechnology has brought a revolution in science (Feynman, Eng Sci 23:22–36, 1960). Particularly, the rapid development of nanotechnology produced...
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A new technology for the treatment of premature ovarian insufficiency: Cell sheet
Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) is defined as the development of hypergonadotropic hypogonadism before the age of 40 with definitive treatment...
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Experimental Studies of a Thermoelectric Device to Stop Bleeding
The design of a prototype thermoelectric device (TED) for stop** bleeding by local freezing of the blood flow area is discussed. Results of field...
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The therapeutic value of Myrtus communis L.: an updated review
Myrtus communis L. (Family: Myrtaceae) is naturally found in the western part of Asia, Southern Europe, and North Africa. It has been reportedly...
