Improvement of knowledge and practical skills in venipuncture through web-based training.

This paper reports on the implementation of web-based training in venipuncture as standardizable knowledge transfer. For this purpose, we performed an experimental study with nursing students and medical students.

Caries-, Candida- and Candida antigen/antibody frequency in children after heart transplantation and children with congenital heart disease.

The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of oral/intestinal Candida colonization and Candida-antigen/antibody in immunosuppressed children after HTx (group III, n = 31), in children with CHD (group II, n = 24) and in children with healthy hearts (comparison group, group I, n = 23) aged 2-16 yr according to their dental status between 2004 and 2007. Candida species in saliva, dental plaque, carious lesions and stool were detected with Sabouraud-/CHROMagar and Auxacolor system. Candida-specific-antigen/antibody assays were used for serological diagnosis.

Microbial contamination of toothbrushes with different principles of filament anchoring.

Background: The retention and growth of cariogenic microorganisms on toothbrushes pose a threat of recontamination. The authors to studied three species of oral microorganisms found at different places on toothbrush filaments.

Methods: The authors tested on patients 30 toothbrushes each of three different toothbrush types made by a single manufacturer.