1371 HIGH BACTERIAL COLONIZATION RATE OF INTERSTIM CONNECTORS AND CLINICAL INFECTION WITH STAGED INTERSTIM TESTING

2013 ◽  
Vol 189 (4S) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaun Grewal ◽  
H. Henry Lai
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Colonization ◽  
Colonization Rate ◽  
Clinical Infection

Influence of Chlorhexidine in Ethanol and in Isopropanol on the Bacterial Colonization of the Umbilicus of Newborns

1985 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 186-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Nyström ◽  
S. Bygdeman ◽  
A. Henningsson ◽  
R. Tunell ◽  
U. Berg
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Colonization ◽  
Experimental Models ◽  
Daily Treatment ◽  
Colonization Rate ◽  
Practical Reasons ◽  
Infection Rates ◽  
Treatment Groups

AbstractThe effect of daily treatment with 0.5% Chlorhexidine in 70% ethanol and in 70% isopropanol, respectively, on navel colonization and on rates of infection in newborns has been studied in 438 infants in two maternity wards during a 3-month period. In spite of isopropanol being reported as a more efficient skin disinfectant than ethanol in several experimental models, no significant differences were seen in the frequency of navel colonization or in infection rates between the two treatment groups. The colonization rate with S. aureus was lower in this than in an earlier investigation on navel disinfection with Chlorhexidine in ethanol performed in the same wards. This may reflect a progressive effectiveness of the treatment due to fewer S. aureus sources in the nursery. For practical reasons we continue to recommend daily navel disinfection with 0.5% Chlorhexidine in 70% ethanol on healthy newborns in hospital nurseries.

Clinically Asymptomatic Patients Show a High Bacterial Colonization Rate of Osteosynthetic Implants Around the Knee but Not the Hip

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (8) ◽  
pp. 1761-1766 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Fuchs ◽  
Sabrina Kinzel ◽  
Clemens Gwinner ◽  
Carsten Perka ◽  
Nora Renz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Colonization ◽  
Colonization Rate ◽  
Asymptomatic Patients

Antimicrobial Coating of Devices for Prevention of Infection: Principles and Protection

2007 ◽  
Vol 30 (9) ◽  
pp. 820-827 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. O. Darouiche
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Agents ◽  
Bacterial Colonization ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Clinical Infection ◽  
Antimicrobial Coating ◽  
Infection Control Measures ◽  
Surgical Implants ◽  
Clinical Protection ◽  
Coating Characteristics ◽  
The Impact

Device-associated infections are responsible for about half of nosocomial infections and can cause major medical and economical sequelae. Despite adherence to basic infection control measures, which constitute the mainstay for preventing infection, infections associated with certain devices continue to exist at unacceptably high rates. Potentially-preventive, antimicrobial-utilizing strategies include systemic antibiotic prophylaxis and local administration of antimicrobial agents (antibiotics or antiseptics), which includes antimicrobial irrigation of the surgical field, placement of antimicrobial carriers, antiseptic cleansing of the skin, dipping of surgical implants in antimicrobial solutions, and inserting antimicrobial-coated implants. Since bacterial colonization of the indwelling device is a prelude to infection, prevention of device colonization may lead to a lower rate of clinical infection. Different approaches for antimicrobial coating of devices have been variably successful in preventing device-associated infections. Optimal characteristics of antimicrobial coating can help predict the likelihood and degree of clinical protection against infection. This review addresses the impact of device-related infection, antimicrobial-utilizing approaches for preventing infection, clinical protection afforded by different types of antimicrobial coating, characteristics that predict the ability of antimicrobial coating of devices to prevent clinical infection, and future directions of antimicrobial coating.

scholarly journals Bacterial Colonization of Particles: Growth and Interactions

2003 ◽  
Vol 69 (6) ◽  
pp. 3500-3509 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans-Peter Grossart ◽  
Thomas Ki�rboe ◽  
Kam Tang ◽  
Helle Ploug
Keyword(s):  
Population Density ◽  
Antibiotic Production ◽  
Interspecific Interactions ◽  
Bacterial Colonization ◽  
Hydrolytic Activity ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Colonization Rate ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Bacterial Strains ◽  
Marine Particles

ABSTRACT Marine particles in the ocean are exposed to diverse bacterial communities, and colonization and growth of attached bacteria are important processes in the degradation and transformation of the particles. In an earlier study, we showed that the initial colonization of model particles by individual bacterial strains isolated from marine aggregates was a function of attachment and detachment. In the present study, we have investigated how this colonization process was further affected by growth and interspecific interactions among the bacteria. Long-term incubation experiments showed that growth dominated over attachment and detachment after a few hours in controlling the bacterial population density on agar particles. In the absence of grazing mortality, this growth led to an equilibrium population density consistent with the theoretical limit due to oxygen diffusion. Interspecific interaction experiments showed that the presence of some bacterial strains (“residents”) on the agar particles either increased or decreased the colonization rate of other strains (“newcomers”). Comparison between an antibiotic-producing strain and its antibiotic-free mutant showed no inhibitory effect on the newcomers due to antibiotic production. On the contrary, hydrolytic activity of the antibiotic-producing strain appeared to benefit the newcomers and enhance their colonization rate. These results show that growth- and species-specific interactions have to be taken into account to adequately describe bacterial colonization of marine particles. Changes in colonization pattern due to such small-scale processes may have profound effects on the transformation and fluxes of particulate matter in the ocean.

scholarly journals Hygiene for the newborn – to bath or to wash?

1983 ◽  
Vol 91 (3) ◽  
pp. 529-534 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.-M. Hylén ◽  
E. Karlsson ◽  
L. Svanberg ◽  
M. Walder
Keyword(s):  
Body Temperature ◽  
Heat Loss ◽  
Bacterial Colonization ◽  
Skin Care ◽  
Clinical Impression ◽  
Clinical Infection ◽  
Risks And Benefits ◽  
Relative Risks ◽  
Clinical Complications ◽  
Neutral Material

SUMMARYAppropriate skin care of newborns is performed partly to prevent infection but also for aesthetic and cleansing purposes. Skin care should involve cleansing with a non-toxic, non-abrasive neutral material. This study compared the relative risks and benefits of washing versus bathing with regard to bacterial colonization rate, clinical infection rate, body temperature and crying. The results confirm our clinical impression that bathing and washing routines do not differ with regard to signs of infection or other clinical complications. However, the washing routine does increase the babies heat loss and make them less comfortable.

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