Promoting safe use of isotretinoin by increasing contraceptive knowledge.

Importance: Isotretinoin, a known teratogen, is strictly regulated through the iPLEDGE program. However, isotretinoin-exposed pregnancies continue to occur.

Objective: To evaluate an information sheet's effect on women's contraceptive knowledge.

Women's experiences with isotretinoin risk reduction counseling.

Importance: Isotretinoin, an effective anti-acne therapy, is a known teratogen that is strictly regulated through the iPLEDGE program. However, since this program has not significantly reduced rates of pregnancies exposed to isotretinoin, new strategies for reducing rates of isotretinoin-exposed pregnancies are needed.

Objective: To explore women's experiences with counseling about isotretinoin risk reduction.

Screening for Acinetobacter baumannii colonization by use of sponges.

There is currently no consensus method for the active screening of Acinetobacter baumannii. The use of swabs to culture nostrils, pharynx, and skin surface of various anatomical sites is known to yield less-than-optimal sensitivity. In the present study, we sought to determine whether the use of sterile sponges to sample large areas of the skin would improve the sensitivity of the detection of A.