Increasing resistance of pathogens to anti-infective drugs is an urgent public health problem that must be addressed through more prudent use of these drugs in human medicine and in animal husbandry, agriculture, and aquaculture.

False-positive blood culture results may lead to prolonged hospitalization, inappropriate antibiotic administration, and increased healthcare costs. We conducted a review of the literature to assess the effect of skin antiseptic agents on the rate of false-positive blood culture results. We found no clear evidence to suggest which antiseptic should be used to prevent false-positive results. Stu...

Polihexanide is a broad-spectrum antiseptic with excellent tolerance and a low-risk profile. The physicochemical action on the bacterial envelope prevents or impedes the development of resistant bacterial strains. Thus, polihexanide is particularly suitable and useful in the struggle against multidrug-resistant bacteria. The ecological database is still incomplete. There is some evidence that b...

Phenazopyridine, at its maximum tolerated dose, did not affect the effectiveness of sulfonamides against uropathogenic bacterial species in mice.

ments, nor to protect the wound from the acid which often caused symptoms of poisoning. Septic complications continued to manifest themselves, though to a less extent and in less severe forms. Edward Lawrie, who had recently joined the service after having been indoctrinated by Lister and Syme in the antiseptic system in the Edinburgh Infirmary, was the Resident Surgeon. He triedJ to introduce ...

The infection structures, trophism, and ecological character of nematophagous fungi are reviewed in this article on the basis of data extracted from the literature and the most recent experiments conducted in this area. Traditionally, nematophagous fungi are classifi ed into four groups according to their modes of attacking nematodes: nematode-trapping fungi using adhesive or mechanical hyphal ...