Open wounds must often be managed for days to weeks until they can be closed or they
heal by second intention. Most wounds will heal without complications. Basic wound care …

Antiseptics have broader spectrums of antimicrobial activity than antibiotics and a much
lower risk of bacterial resistance selection. Antiseptics are therefore appropriate alternatives …

Overview: Regardless of whether a pathogen is viral, bacterial, parasitic, fungal or an
emerging unknown, the mainstay of infectious disease control is hygiene, and the …

Background Skin antiseptic agents are used to prevent surgical-site infection (SSI); few trials
have reported the superiority of any specific agent in clean-contaminated abdominal …

Background: Surgical site infections (SSI) remain a significant problem to both the patients
and the healthcare system. Value care and standardized quality measures continue to …

Antisepsis of the hands of medical personnel is one of the most important steps in the
process of patient care, since direct contact can cause the cross-transfer of potentially …

Background Tablet computers are increasingly used in healthcare, but they may carry
nosocomial pathogens. There are few data available on how to clean an iPad effectively for …

Objectives To review the current best surgical practice and detail a multi-disciplinary
approach that could further reduce joint replacement infection. Methods Review of relevant …

Study Design: This is a prospective comparative study. Objective: We evaluated the efficacy
of 2 standard antiseptic solutions, chlorhexidine-gluconate (CHG) and povidone-iodine (PD …

RESULTS: The use of auxiliary material (gloves, gauzes, paper towels, surgical instruments,
small swabs for umbilical cleaning) is associated with the type of disinfectant, with major use …