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Efficacy of Cetylpyridinium Chloride Mouthwash on Denture Plaque Reduction and Microbiome Alteration in a Randomized Crossover Trial.
Cureus
December 2024
Department of Prosthodontics, Graduate School of Dentistry, Showa University, Tokyo, JPN.
Purpose This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) mouthwash in reducing denture plaque and its impact on the microbial composition of denture plaque. Materials and methods A randomized, placebo-controlled crossover trial included 29 participants with maxillary complete dentures. Participants used either CPC or a placebo mouthwash for one week each in a crossover design.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAssessment of Risk Factors Leading to Amputation Among Diabetic Septic Foot Patients in Khartoum, Sudan.
Cureus
December 2024
Trauma and Orthopaedics, Gateshead Health National Health Services (NHS) Foundation Trust, Gateshead, GBR.
Introduction Diabetes is a rapidly growing global health concern, with the World Health Organization (WHO) estimating that 300 million adults will have diabetes by 2025. This chronic condition is associated with complications, including nephropathy, retinopathy, neuropathy, cardiovascular disease, and diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs), which can lead to amputation. Diabetic septic foot (DSF), a severe form of diabetic foot disease, is defined by the WHO as the presence of infection, ulceration, or tissue destruction in the lower limb, often accompanied by neurological abnormalities, peripheral vascular disease, and metabolic complications of diabetes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Establishment of risk prediction model for pneumonia infection in elderly severe patients and analysis of prevention effect of 1M3S nursing plan under early warning mode].
Zhonghua Wei Zhong Bing Ji Jiu Yi Xue
December 2024
Department of Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xingtai Medical College, Xingtai 054000, Hebei, China.
Objective: To construct a risk prediction model for elderly severe patients with pneumonia infection, and analyze the prevention effect of 1M3S nursing plan under early warning mode.
Methods: Firstly, 180 elderly severe patients admitted to the department of intensive care unit (ICU) of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xingtai Medical College from September 2020 to September 2021 were enrolled. Their clinical data were collected and retrospectively analyzed, and they were divided into infected group and non-infected group according to whether they developed severe pneumonia.
Scoping review of infectious disease prevention, mitigation and management in passenger ships and at ports: mapping the literature to develop comprehensive and effective public health measures.
Trop Med Health
January 2025
Laboratory of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, 22 Papakyriazi Street, 41222, Larissa, Thessaly, Greece.
Background: With various infectious disease risks to passenger ship travellers, guidance for infectious disease prevention, mitigation and management (PMM) exists. Emerging infections and emergencies necessitate updated, context-specific guidelines and practices. New evidence for infection PMM must be translated into guidance for governmental authorities and the passenger ship industry.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDevelopment of a non-specialist worker delivered psychological intervention to address alcohol use disorders and psychological distress among conflict-affected populations in Uganda and Ukraine.
Int J Ment Health Syst
January 2025
Department of Prevention and Evaluation, Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology, Bremen, Germany.
Background: Despite the significant burden of alcohol use disorders (AUD), there is a large treatment gap, especially in settings and populations affected by armed conflict. A key barrier to care is the lack of contextually relevant interventions and adequately skilled human resources to deliver them. This paper describes the systematic development of the CHANGE intervention, a potentially scalable psychological intervention for people with co-existing AUD and psychological distress in conflict-affected populations, delivered by non-specialist workers (NSWs).
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