Electrolyzed Saline Prevents Virus Transmission in Dental Procedures: An In Vitro Study.

In dentistry, disinfection with antimicrobials is employed under different conditions and at different time points. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of disinfectant dental sprays was proposed, among other measures, to help prevent the transmission of infections during dental procedures that require highly effective antiseptics at particularly short contact times. The study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of electrolyzed saline (EOS) compared with other antiseptics in terms of the spread of enveloped and nonenveloped viruses by ultrasonic scaler (USS)-generated dental spray.

Wastewater Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in Slovenia: Key Public Health Tool in Endemic Time of COVID-19.

With the reclassification of COVID-19 as an endemic disease and the relaxation of measures, Slovenia needed a complementary system for monitoring SARS-CoV-2 infections. This article provides an overview of the epidemiological situation of SARS-CoV-2 in Slovenia using a wastewater surveillance system, demonstrating its usefulness as a complementary tool in epidemiological surveillance. This study found that estimated SARS-CoV-2 infections in Slovenia peaked in September 2022 and showed a declining trend with subsequent lower peaks in March-April and December 2023, mirroring the trends observed from clinical data.

Diarrheagenic in Stool Specimens Collected from Patients Attending Primary Healthcare Facilities in Ethiopia: Whole-Genome Sequencing-Based Molecular Characterization.

The diarrheagenic (DEC) is the major cause of diarrheal diseases in Africa, including Ethiopia. However, the genetic diversity of pathotypes found in Ethiopia has not been studied well. This study aimed to characterize potential DEC belonging to enteropathogenic (EPEC), Shiga toxin-producing (STEC), enteroaggregative (EAEC), enterotoxigenic (ETEC), and enteroinvasive (EIEC) pathotypes from stool specimens of patients attending primary healthcare units ( = 260) in Addis Ababa and Hossana using whole-genome sequencing.

Genomic Characterization of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing and Third-Generation Cephalosporin-Resistant Isolated from Stools of Primary Healthcare Patients in Ethiopia.

The global spread of antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) in is a major public health concern. The aim of this study was to investigate the genomic characteristics of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing and third-generation cephalosporin-resistant from a previously obtained collection of 260 isolates from fecal samples of patients attending primary healthcare facilities in Addis Ababa and Hossana, Ethiopia. A total of 29 isolates (19 phenotypically confirmed ESBL-producing and 10 third-generation cephalosporin-resistant isolates) were used.