Bacterial decontamination of surgical wounds treated with Lavasept.

In a prospective randomized controlled double-blind study in 50 acutely injured patients, bacterially contaminated type 2-4 soft tissue wounds were treated with moist dressings of 0.2% Lavasept (fractionated polyhexamethylenbiguanide and macrogolum 4000) solution (n=28) in comparison with Ringer solution (n=22). Standardized swabs were taken on days 0, 2, 8 and 15 and investigated for microorganisms.

Switching from cyclosporine to tacrolimus leads to improved disease-specific quality of life in patients after kidney transplantation.

Background: Advances in transplantation medicine are linked to improved efficacy of immunosuppressive agents. At the same time, these agents endanger medical success by side effects that may impair survival and quality of life (QOL). This study examined whether conversion to tacrolimus-based immunosuppression due to cyclosporine-related side effects improved.

Affinity of Helicobacter pylori to cholesterol and other steroids.

Helicobacter pylori has a particular affinity to cholesterol. It is not known, however, whether other steroidal substances are bound as well. In order to characterize the specificity and nature of the H.