Nine preparations of six antiseptic substances were applied to the perineum of pregnant women at term in order to assess their efficacy in sterilizing the skin. The efficacy, in descending order of effectiveness, after three minutes' exposure, was p-chlor-m-xylenol in alcohol (surgical Dettol); chlorhexidine gluconate in detergent (Hibiscrub), followed by the aqueous preparations p-chlor-m-xyle...

124 was seen at the Dermatology Clinic, University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur. Physical examination showed a healthy young female with severe pustular acne on her forehead and cheeks (Fig. 1l. There was no fever or arthralgia. Due to her poor response to the oral tetracycline prescribed previously by her doctor, she was started on oral dapsone 1OO/mg dai ly and advised to wash her face with 1% cetr...

Hand washing is generally considered the most important p ro~dure in preventing nosocomial infections. The effectiveness of 5 disinfectants and unmedicated bar soap were studied for the removal of transient bacteria. Pevidine, chlorhexidine and cetrimide were found to be the most effective in removing both gram positive and gram negative transient bacteria. High bacterial reductions by soap and...

Sequential extraction of tetrasporic Pterocladiella capillacea with water at room temperature and then at 50 degrees C led to the isolation of two products that were each fractionated with cetrimide to give a soluble fraction and a precipitate. The precipitates were then subjected to fractional solubilization in solutions of increasing sodium chloride concentration. The whole treatment yielded ...

Six apparently healthy Borno white bucks weighing 15± 1.6 kg and aged 1.3± 0.3 years were used for this study. Two and half (2.5) ml Purit® (chlorhexidine gluconate 0.3% B.P W/V and cetrimide 3.0% B.P W/V CAPL Lagos) were injected bilaterally into the caudae of each epididymis following sedation with xylazine hydrochloride. The prestudy scrotal circumference was 20.1±1.5cm; Significant decrease...

El estudio tuvo como objetivo determinar la utilidad de los consorcios bacterianos en biorreactores tipo airlift para remoción cobre aguas contaminadas. Para investigación se tomó muestra del botadero “Muyuna” ubicado el Departamento Huánuco, Provincia Leoncio Prado, Distrito Rupa Rupa. Se utilizó medios cultivo: BHI (Brain Heart infusión Broth), Agar MacConkey, Manitol Salado, cistina-lactosa,...

A total of 258 respiratory tract specimens from patients with cystic fibrosis were inoculated onto nine different plated media, and the rates of recovery of potential pathogens were compared. Media included sheep blood agar, enriched chocolate agar, MacConkey agar for gram-negative bacilli, chocolate agar containing bacitracin for Haemophilus spp., bromcresol green agar for yeasts, cetrimide ag...

Background. Increasing use of cosmetics has contributed to a rise in the incidence of allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) to cosmetics. It is estimated that 1-5.4% of the population is sensitized to a cosmetic ingredient. Patch testing helps to confirm the presence of an allergy and to identify the actual allergens which are chemical mixtures of various ingredients. Objectives. The aims of this s...

Pseudomonas aeruginosa has been implicated as a foodborne and waterborne pathogen and is now considered a primary infectious agent. In the present study, the survival of P. aeruginosa inoculated in mineral water was evaluated by drop counts on Pseudomonas Agar Base (PAB), PAB with CN supplement X107, PAB with cetrimide, PAB with nalidixic acid, and these media with added FeSO(4). Initial counts...