Methods of Disinfecting Stethoscopes: Systematic Review.

The aim of this systematic review was to investigate the effectiveness of various disinfection methods available for stethoscopes. In March 2019, we performed a search in PubMed and Scopus using the search terms: "reducing stethoscopes contamination" and "disinfection stethoscopes"; the Mesh terms used in PubMed were "Decontamination/methods" or "Disinfection/methods" and "Stethoscopes/microbiology". Selection criteria were: English language; at least one disinfection method tested.

: an emerging pathogen in medical practice.

is becoming a growing public health challenge, especially for its ability to cause infections in immunocompromised patients. This bacterium is a Gram+coccus, catalase+, coagulase, and it is a common inhabitant of skin and oral mucosa. To investigate the spectrum of infections caused by .

Controlled clinical trial on a new nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) therapy for arthropathic patients.

Following a single-blind, randomized protocol, a study was performed on two groups of 24 patients suffering from highly painful, osteoarticular phlogistic and/or degenerative affections, in order to evaluate the effectiveness and the tolerability of a new controlled release naproxen formulation in comparison with standard naproxen. Controlled release naproxen was administered at the dosage of a 750 mg/day tablet for 10-15 days; the standard naproxen at the dosage of two 375 mg/day capsules for 10-15 days. The phlogosis and pain reduction and the functional recovery, resulted similarly sharp and statistically significant following the two treatments.