THE CONCEPT of intestinal antisepsis is not new. I t was under taken without success in the preceding century. Not unti l 1941,20 with the discovery of succinylsulfathiazole, was a practical intestinal antiseptic available. T h e sulfa drugs are bacteriostatic-not bactericidal--agents. Consequently, they must be administered for a considerable period of t ime and the resident organisms must be ...

Surgical site contamination, for example, with coagulase-negative staphylococci, probably derives from both the patient's own skin flora and those of the surgical team. Despite preoperative antiseptic preparation with chlorhexidine solution, complete sterilization of the skin is not possible and gradual recolonization will occur. Plastic adhesive drape is an established method used to prevent d...

Clinical scenario A rural hospital hires a new infection control professional, EL, who has just received her master’s degree and trained in infection control departments that were up to date on the best evidence. EL reviews the infection control policies and learns that traditional central line catheters are used. Where she trained, a new,more expensive, antiseptic catheter was used. The new ca...

A prior knowledge regarding the effectiveness of each medicines prescribed by a physician would be quite helpful to patient for rapid recovery from particular disease. In this paper, an attempt is put forward develop related association rules understanding roles different types treatment dental diseases, especially tooth pain (odontalgia/dentalgia) and swelling (pericoronitis). 75 cases dentist...