Antiseptic Inhalations

Repeated Allergen Inhalations

Arway smooth muscle (ASM) mass appears to be increased in the bronchi of patients with chronic severe asthma.' Although the precise mechanisms that induce these changes are unknown, studies suggest that the increased smooth muscle mass is, in large part, due to increases in the number of ASM cells.2 To further dissect mechanisms that regulate ASM mass, we examined whether repeated allergen inha...

Antiseptic Methods

The Antiseptic

Suprathel-antiseptic matrix: in vitro model for local antiseptic treatment?

Acetic acid is a traditional antiseptic agent that has been used for more than 6000 years. The main goal of this study was to demonstrate the suitability of Suprathel (PolyMedics Innovations GmbH, Denkendorf, Germany) in combination with various antiseptic agents to create an "antiseptic-matrix" especially designed for problematic microorganisms such as Proteus vulgaris, Acinetobacter baumannii...

Surgery — Antiseptic Vagaries

a pointed stick of orange wood, and the hands scrubbed again; then they should be immersed successively iu solutions of permanganate of potash, oxalic acid, and peroxide of hydrogen; finally, they should be soaked in corrosive sublimate and rinsed with boiled water." Another class of enthusiasts revel in antiseptic polypharmacy. The following (from the American Medico-Surgical Bulletin for May ...