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The Evaluation of Antibacterial Coatings Against Commonly Found Pathogenic Bacteria in the Environment-Implications for Environmental Safety and Infection Prevention.
Pathogens
December 2024
Graduate Institute of Human Resource and Knowledge Management, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung 802561, Taiwan.
Microorganisms, including pathogens that cause skin, respiratory, and urinary tract infections, are widespread in our environment. Despite routine cleaning with bleach and disinfectants, the transmission of pathogens still occurs, leading to potential infectious diseases. This study aimed to determine the antibacterial effect of two coating formulas against common environmental pathogens like , , , , sp.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFReusable Tourniquets as Potential Transmitters of Infection: A Microbiological Analysis.
Microorganisms
January 2025
Division of Anaesthesiology Nursing & Intensive Care, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-211 Gdansk, Poland.
Introduction: Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) pose a significant global challenge, resulting in prolonged hospital stays, higher healthcare costs, and increased morbidity and mortality rates. Reusable medical equipment, such as tourniquets, represents a potential vector for infection transmission. Despite frequent use and close contact with patients' skin, infection control protocols often overlook these devices.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEpidemiology and outcomes of carbapenem-resistant infections in patients with hematological malignancies from 2014 to 2022.
Front Microbiol
January 2025
Department of Infection Management and Disease Control, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Background: We aimed to describe the epidemiology, cross-transmission, interventions, and outcomes of carbapenem-resistant (CRKP) infections in the hematological malignancies (HM) department of a hospital in China.
Methods: This prospective study was divided into three stages from 2014 to 2022: Period 1 (from 1 January 2014 to 4 March 2021), Period 2 (from 5 March 2021 to 31 December 2021), and Period 3 (from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022), with different measures implemented at each stage to evaluate the rate of new infections. The risk factors, epidemiological characteristics, data from all patients with CRKP, NGS gene sequencing molecular epidemiology analysis, and cross-transmission were described.
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection: insights from a single-center comparative analysis.
Neurosurg Rev
January 2025
Neurosurgery Division, Department of Surgery, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunting is frequently associated with complications of which shunt-related infections are the most common. However, controversies still exist regarding the underlying factors. This study comparing peri-operative skin preparation agents was aimed at determining which factors among previously documented determinants of shunt infection are implicated in our practice setting.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDaily topical application of chlorhexidine gluconate to the skin in dogs and its impact on skin barriers and cytotoxicity.
J Vet Med Sci
January 2025
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Okayama University of Science.
In recent years, the importance of using local disinfectants instead of systemic antibiotics for the treatment of infectious skin diseases to prevent the emergence of resistant bacteria has become widely recognized. Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) is commonly used in veterinary antibacterial shampoos; however, the daily topical application of diluted CHG solutions has also been adopted. Despite its widespread use, few studies have investigated the effects of CHG on the canine skin barrier.
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