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Vojnosanitetski pregled (68)6 2011
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Pathogen inactivation in blood and blood products is one of the major means to achieve a zero risk blood supply and improve transfusion safety. Riboflavin (vitamin B2) activated by ultraviolet (UV) light, produces active oxygen which damages cell membrane and prevents replication of...
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PMID: 21818915
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We present a new heart valve bioreactor, having as its centrepiece a ventricular assist device (VAD), which exposes the cell-scaffold constructs to a wider array of mechanical forces. The pump of the VAD has two chambers: a blood and a pneumatic chamber, separated by an elastic membrane. Pulsatile a...
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PMID: 20687125
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We expose a known rubber material to controlled dosages of γ radiation and utilize a newly developed multiquantum nuclear-magnetic-resonance technique to characterize the MWD as a function of radiation. We show that such data along with mechanical stress-strain measurements are amenable to accurate...
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PMID: 21517517
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Monaldi archives for chest disease = Archivio Monaldi per le malattie del torace / Fondazione clinica del lavoro, IRCCS [and] Istituto di clinica tisiologica e malattie apparato respiratorio, Universita di Napoli, Secondo ateneo (75)1 2011
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An extremely clean area is required for preparation of sterile pharmaceutical compounds, in compliance with international standards, to minimize the probability of microbial contamination.
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PMID: 21526280
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We hypothesized that restriction of carbon sources--including glucose--in the ASL is required for sterility of the lungs. We found that airway epithelia deplete glucose from the ASL via a novel mechanism involving polarized expression of GLUT-1 and GLUT-10, intracellular glucose phosphorylation, and...
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PMID: 21311590
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We describe the use of computer-controllable suspension bioreactors to form EBs in an automated and highly reproducible process and their subsequent differentiation along the osteoblast lineage. The development of the differentiating cells taken from bioreactor EBs to EBs formed in static control cu...
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PMID: 21042990
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We describe the basic methodology for producing 3D tissue-engineered skin and oral mucosa based on de-epidermised acellular human dermis, and we give examples of how these models can be used for a variety of applications....
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PMID: 21042970
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Bisphenol A (BPA), a contaminant which may be present in the coating of cans, was determined in 45 canned beverages and 21 canned food items from the Belgian market. Beverages had an average BPA concentration of 1.0 ng/ml, while canned foods had a higher average concentration of 40.3 ng/g. The amoun...
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PMID: 20835936
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This exploratory case study was performed aiming at implementing the Activity-based Costing (ABC) method in a sterile processing department (SPD) of a major teaching hospital. Data collection was performed throughout 2006. Documentary research techniques and non participant closed observation were u...
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PMID: 20964053
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We conducted our study in the obstetric clinics of two hospitals of Piemonte Region (Italy) that use different operative care models ('clean' vs. 'sterile').
Aim of the study was to describe practices and procedures used by midwives during delivery, according to the model adopted, and to compare the...
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PMID: 20545798
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The purpose of this investigation was to determine and compare the accuracy of four available mechanical torque-limiting gauges (MTLGs) for mini-screw placement.
The torque outputs of six randomly obtained MTLGs, either of the screwdriver or torque ratchet type of four mini-screw manufacturers were...
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PMID: 20465553
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The aim of the present study was to incorporate a model water-insoluble photosensitizer, curcumin, in novel alginate foams, further to evaluate the suitability of the curcumin loaded foams in antimicrobial photodynamic therapy of infected wounds. Six foam formulations were prepared a...
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PMID: 20564381
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We report on the characterization of two Cold Hibernated Elastic Memory (CHEM) foams before and after two novel low-temperature sterilization techniques (plasma and ozone). Foams have different transition temperatures (T(trans)), as determined by Tandelta peaks in DMA tests, that depend on their che...
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PMID: 20407808
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Intensive Care Medicine (36)7 2010
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We examined the content of GDPs in commercially available glucose-containing infusion fluids and investigated whether GDPs are found in patients' blood.
The content of GDPs was examined in infusion fluids by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis. To investigate wheth...
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PMID: 20397009
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Texas dental journal (127)6 2010
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In a country where the prevalence of infectious diseases ranks among the highest in the world, infection control in health care facilities should not be debatable. This unfortunately does not seem to be the case in South African oral health care facilities. This study is a systematic review of avail...
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PMID: 20684444
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OR manager (26)5 2010
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This guidance is meant as a guidance to Part B of the EANM "Guidelines on Good Radiopharmacy Practice (GRPP)" issued by the Radiopharmacy Committee of the EANM (see www.eanm.org ), covering the small-scale "in house" preparation of radiopharmaceuticals which are not kit procedures. The aim is to pro...
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PMID: 20306035
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Polymeric materials are clinically required for medical devices, as well as controlled drug delivery systems. Depending on the application, the polymer has to provide suitable functionalities, for example, mechanical functions or the capability to actively move, so that an implant can be inserted in...
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PMID: 20420558
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We also must know that some devices are damaged by disinfectants or sterilizing agents. Cleaning is the removal of visible soil from objects and surfaces and normally is accomplished manually or mechanically using water with detergents or enzymatic products. The authorities concerned regurate the re...
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PMID: 20486567
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Even when an adequate seal of the apical foramen was shown by the absence of turbidity in the bacterial leakage test, E. faecalis dentin infection was present in a high percentage of the root canals after 120 days of root filling exposure to the bacteria. Tagger's hybrid technique presented greater...
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PMID: 20416539
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Kinderkrankenschwester : Organ der Sektion Kinderkrankenpflege / Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Sozialpadiatrie und Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Kinderheilkunde (29)5 2010
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Data analysis revealed a statistically significant reduction in the overall SSI rate from 7.5% (33/441) in January-July 2006 to 1.2% (5/436) in January-July 2007 (chi(2) test statistic, 21.2; P < .001; relative reduction of 84%). CONCLUSION: Interventions, including staff education, use of CHG no-ri...
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PMID: 20171756
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We have recently shown that it is possible to recombinantly produce a miniature spider silk protein, 4RepCT, that spontaneously self-assembles into mechanically stable macroscopic fibers (Stark, M.; Grip, S.; Rising, A.; Hedhammar, M.; Engstrom, W.; Hjalm, G.; Johansson, J. Macroscopic fibers self-a...
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PMID: 20235574
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British Dental Journal (208)7 2010
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The washer-disinfector is the most effective method of cleaning photographic retractors, but no method was found to be 100% successful at removing amylase and albumin....
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PMID: 20357820
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Community Practitioner (83)4 2010
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We developed a novel bone grafting material that incorporates autogenous teeth (AutoBT), and provided the basis for its clinical application. AutoBT contains organic and inorganic mineral components and is prepared from autogenous grafting material, thus eliminating the risk of an immune reaction th...
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PMID: 20060336
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Annals of Surgery (251)4 2010
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To investigate whether maximal sterile barrier precautions (MSBPs) during central venous catheter (CVC) insertion are truly effective in preventing catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) in patients in general surgical units.
The reported effectiveness of MSBPs was based on the results of...
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PMID: 20224364
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Twenty-eight test plates (56%) exhibited growth of bacterial colonies on blood agar. Seventeen of those bacterial colonies were selected for growth on M-S agar, and 13 (76.47%) showed growth, 69% of them gram positive. CONCLUSION: Our results indicate reinforcing standard precautions of infection co...
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PMID: 20060337
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The commercially available auto-injector epinephrine is considerable expensive. Epinephrine prefilled syringe is an alternative treatment for anaphylaxis patients. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the stability and sterility of epinephrine prefilled syringe. Epinephrine prefilled s...
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PMID: 20527517
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The best of these treatments, in other words, the one that least affected the morphology and structural properties of carbon nanotubes, was found to be UV irradiation and has thus been selected for future in vivo tests on rats....
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PMID: 20148633
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There is need to harmonize cleanliness-related terminology, establish best practices for equipment cleaning and sterilization, implement a signage systems to provide equipment-specific cleaning instructions, and adopt objective criteria for determining what is "clean."...
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PMID: 20134338
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Some experts believe lapses in protocols for the cleaning and disinfection or sterilization of endoscopes occur more frequently than may be reported in the media. If so, this may increase the potential risk for endoscope cross-contamination. The ECRI Institute, Plymouth Meeting, Pa., called attentio...
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PMID: 20297622
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Electrospinning of biopolymeric scaffolds is a new and effective approach for creating replacement tissues to repair defects and/or damaged tissues with direct clinical application. However, many hurdles and technical concerns regarding biological issues, such as cell retention and the ability to gr...
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PMID: 20306434
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We evaluated passage through 0.2-microm-rated filters and the impact of filtration process parameters and bacterial challenge density. We show that consistent H. pseudoflava passage occurs through 0.2-microm-rated filters. This is in contrast to an absence of significant passage of nutritionally cha...
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PMID: 19966023
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American Journal of Nursing (110)1 2010
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To demonstrate the clinical feasibility of autoclaving certain silicone impression materials in order to avoid potential cross-contamination during handling, transport, and subsequent processing.
Semicritical devices are recommended to be treated at least with high-level disinfectants or actually st...
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PMID: 20953566
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The Canadian journal of infection control : the official journal of the Community & Hospital Infection Control Association-Canada = Revue canadienne de prevention des infections / Association pour la prevention des infections a l'hopita... (25)1 2010
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British Journal of Nursing (19)16 2010
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Decontamination within the healthcare setting plays a significant role in reducing the risk of healthcare-associated infections. This article will examine decontamination from hand hygiene to sterilization of instruments and discuss how hazard analysis at critical control points (HACCP) can be used...
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PMID: 20852458
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Hospitals are under continual pressure to improve turnaround times for surgical procedures and to find ways to release sterilized product without the need to wait for biological indicator (BI) results. Current procedures used in healthcare do not allow for release of sterilized products based on par...
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PMID: 20586401
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Sterilization is the best method to counter the threats of microorganisms. The purpose of sterilization in the field of health care is to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. In dentistry, it primarily relates to processing reusable instruments to prevent cross-infection. The aim of this study...
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PMID: 20215664
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Human Antibodies (19)1 2010
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IVIG can be prepared from fractionation of normal human plasma and it is used as a therapeutic drug for treatment of various diseases. IVIG has been for some time the high-growth product within the plasma derived products, at both a global and a national country level. Fractionation was performed ac...
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PMID: 20555125
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The possibility of radiation sterilization of alprenolol (AL) has been studied. Irradiation of AL in solid form with a 25 kGy beam of electrons caused only an insignificant change in color that became more intense with increasing irradiation dose. Moreover, with increasing dose a decrease in pH, the...
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PMID: 20629378
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Gastroenterology Nursing (33)1 2010
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Decomposition experiments conducted with and without microbial processes are commonly used to study the effects of environmental microorganisms on the degradation of organic pollutants. However, the effects of biological pretreatment (sterilization) on organic matter often have a negative impact on...
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PMID: 20608518
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Khirurgiia ()6 2010
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The authors adopt in clinical practice using of sterile hygroscopic wound dressings 'pampers type'. They use these dressings in 113 patients. The appropriate patients are these with limbs amputations, diabetic foot, suppurative and plenty secreting deep wounds, atonite and decubital wounds. The dress...
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PMID: 21972719
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We will propose the implementation of radio-frequency identification (RFID) to trace the ancillaries during each step of the supply chain. The objective of our study is to analyze and to map the risks associated with RFID implementation. A preliminary analysis of risks (APR) is conducted to map out...
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PMID: 20187581
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Sterility maintenance assessment of moist/wet material after steam sterilization and 30-day storage.
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Moist/wet materials stored after autoclaving are considered contaminated and not recommended for use. This study evaluates the maintenance of sterility in moist/wet material after being submitted to steam sterilization and stored for a period of 30 days. Aiming to support decision-making in emergenc...
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PMID: 20922327
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