The effect of moist heat and several disinfectants on Sarcocystis neurona sporocysts was investigated. Sporocysts (4 million) were suspended in water and heated to 50, 55, 60, 65, and 70 C for various times and were then bioassayed in interferon gamma gene knockout (KO) mice. Sporocysts heated to 50 C for 60 min and 55 C for 5 min were infective to KO mice, whereas sporocysts heated to 55 C for...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Standard operating procedures have been developed in many surgical practices to ensure quality of care as it relates to specimens removed from the body. Most of these specimens are sent to pathology. Some, such as calvarial bone harvested during craniotomy are replaced in the body. Free tissue transfer involves harvesting tissue from one body site, storage for a variable p...

ABSTRACTThe most common dental and oral health problems are caries periodontal disease caused by plaque. Dental plaque is a soft deposit consisting of microorganisms found on matrix that formed adheres tightly to the tooth surface. Bacteria in will metabolize food waste, especially type can be fermented so it produce acid. The acid produced lower pH 4.5-5.0 wthin 1-3 minutes return normal at 7 ...

Introduction: Cesarean delivery is a major obstetrical surgicalprocedure aiming to save the lives of mothers and fetuses.The incidence cesarean section varies between 10.0% and25.0% in most developed countries.1Material Methods: 80 cases for elective sectionadmitted ward/labour room Department Obstt andGynae, SRMSIMS were studied determine incidenceof infectious morbidity, i.e., UTI, SSI, puerp...

BACKGROUND It is still a matter of debate whether delayed primary closure (DPC) of contaminated abdominal incisions reduces surgical site infections compared with a primary closure (PC). The aim of this study was to determine the optimal method of wound closure for patients with perforated appendicitis. METHODS A total of 70 patients with perforated appendicitis were included. They were rando...

Background Surgical site irrigation during total hip (THA) and total knee (TKA) arthroplasty is a routine practice among orthopaedic surgeons to prevent periprosthetic joint infection. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) irrigation on infection rates following THA and TKA. Methods Arthroplasties performed before September 2014 served as contro...

INTRODUCTION Although Mercromina Film and other topical antiseptics are widely used, they are not included in the standard series recommended by the Spanish Contact Dermatitis and Skin Allergy Research Group for testing suspected allergic contact dermatitis (ACD). Furthermore, no recent studies have investigated the allergenic potential of merbromin. OBJECTIVE To determine the allergenic pote...

Vitex doniana is traditionally used in Togo to treat various diseases including wounds. The aim of this work was to evaluate the efficiency of Vitex doniana on cutaneous wound healing. Wounds were induced in ICR mice divided into four groups as following: Group I received carbopol 974P NF empty gel, Groups II and III were treated topically with carbopol gel containing 2.5% and 5% of Vitex donia...

quent but serious complication of surgery. Postoperative infection often requires repeat surgery and prolonged hospitalization, and it may compromise ultimate surgical outcomes. In addition to sterile procedures and patient warming, prophylactic antibiotics have been shown to reduce surgical site infection. Despite the widespread use of prophylactic antibiotics, however, surgical site infection...