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Filter by:The investigators will assess whether applying Provodine, an FDA-approved hand hygiene product with a long duration of anti-microbial action, to healthcare workers' hands protects against self-contamination during the removal of personal protective equipment (gloves, gowns, etc).
This investigational study will be conducted to evaluate the performance of the NeuMoDx™ CT/NG Assay on the NeuMoDx™ 288 Molecular System and NeuMoDx™ 96 Molecular System (collectively referred to as NeuMoDx™ CT/NG Assay test system).
The purpose of this study is to collect information from study participants who develop a serious infection caused by a bacterium called E.coli during a period of 12 months. This information will be used to support the development of a new vaccine to prevent E.coli infections.
One of the major concerns in pediatric dentistry is premature loss of necrotic primary teeth which may cause a deleterious effect on the growth of the facial skeletal complex. In order to sustain the primary tooth as a natural space maintainer, pulpectomy is considered the treatment of choice. The essential part of endodontic treatment is to shape and clean the root canal effectively from infected tissue with microbial reduction, whilst maintaining the original configuration without creating any procedural errors . Even though, manual instrumentation as used for that purpose in deciduous teeth, presents some limitation concerning root canal cleaning, anatomical fidelity and chair-side time. To achieve successful pulpectomy technique for the primary dentition in a fast and simple procedure, with short chair time as well as effective debridement of the root canals, rotary instrumentation is one of the methods recommended over the manual.
Surgical site infections in orthopaedic surgery are a major problem. Decolonization has been suggested to reduce infection rates. The study was designed as a prospective, controlled, randomized, single-blinded trial to assess the influence of a decolonization procedure in S. aureus and non - S. aureus carriers. In this trial the 2 - year outcome in the subpopulation of prosthetic elective orthopaedic surgery will be evaluated.
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent complication that occurs in 15 to 25% of patients after vascular surgery, and up to 40% of patients after cardiac surgery. AKI compromises seriously short and long-term prognosis of critically ill patients. Several AKI risk factors have been identified including a chronic pathology of the patient such as kidney failure or diabetes, acute kidney injury related to hemodynamic disorders during surgery, including cardiopulmonary bypass, or sepsis, and the use of nephrotoxic agents such as some antibiotics, colloids or iodine contrast agents. Avoiding nephrotoxic agents is therefore strongly recommended in ICU patients, to reduce the incidence of AKI, or to reduce its severity. The aim of this cohort study was to assess whether the use of daptomycin, was associated to a lower incidence of AKI than vancomycin in cardiovascular ICU patients, with similar efficacy. This is a retrospective observational study with a propensity score adjustment to reduce the bias of selection for a comparative analysis between two antibacterial treatments used in routine care. Since treatments were not randomized, the investigators used the propensity score method for primary endpoint analysis. For this, the investigators included the covariates potentially related to treatment and outcome in a multivariate logistic model explaining the choice of treatment. This propensity score was used in the second model as an adjustment covariate included in the multivariate analysis to determine factors independently associated with the primary endpoint (AKI within 7 days). The main hypothesis is the first line antibiotic treatment with daptomycin leads to less nephrotoxicity than vancomycin in a population known at high risk for AKI and with at least a similar efficacy on clinical success rate.
Cesarean deliveries are the most common surgical procedure performed in the United States. A significant decrease in cesarean delivery associated maternal morbidity has been achieved with preoperative prophylactic single-dose cephalosporin, widely used before skin incision. Also, on laboring patients and/or with rupture of membranes, several studies suggest that adding azithromycin to standard cephalosporin prophylaxis is cost-effective and reduces overall rates of endometritis, wound infection, readmission, use of antibiotics and serious maternal events. Azithromycin has effective coverage against Ureaplasma, associated with increased rates of endometritis. Although two-drug regimen has been suggested for laboring and/or patients that undergo cesarean delivery, no studies have investigated the potential benefits of two-drug regimen in non-laboring patients.
The investigators aim to study the population pharmacokinetics of children receiving the anti-infective drugs for treatment of infectious disease in central nervous system.
Randomised control trial comparing the effects of a standardised and individualised positive affect digital intervention versus usual care on mood and antibody responses to influenza vaccination in older adults.
Prosthetic Joint Infections (PJIs) are increasing with the use of orthopedic devices on an ageing population. Cutibacterium acnes is a commensal organism that plays an important role in the ecosystem healthy human skin, yet this species is also recognized as a pathogen in foreign body infection: endocarditis, prostatitis and specifically in PJIs. C. acnes is able to escape the immune system. This phenomenon could reflect two bacterial behavior: the bacterial internalization by host cells and the biofilm formation.