To the best of our knowledge, imaging of accidental exposure to radioactive fluorine-18 (F-18) due to liquid spill has not been described earlier in the scientific literature. The short half-life of F-18 (t½=110 min), current radiation safety requirements, and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) regulations on radiopharmaceuticals have restrained the occurrence of these incidents. The possibility...

Bacterial contamination of blood products (BCBP) was one of the earliest recognized complications of blood transfusion.1 The source of contamination is rarely found, but that most frequently reported is the blood donor’s skin.2 Despite wellconducted antisepsis, high concentrations of bacteria may remain on the surface of the skin.3-6 The aim of our study was to assess determinants associated wi...

OBJECTIVE To assess the effects of a 3-year programme aimed at controlling scabies on five small lagoon islands in the Solomon Islands by monitoring scabies, skin sores, streptococcal skin contamination, serology and haematuria in the island children. METHODS Control was achieved by treating almost all residents of each island once or twice within 2 weeks with ivermectin (160-250 microg/kg), ...

Quantitative dermatopathology is being widely employed in clinical practices for precise detection of various skin conditions. Dermatoscopes are placed in contact with the skin for visual observation and this (a) risks cross-contamination between investigated subjects and (b) limits instrument use when investigating infectious lesions and wounds. This paper presents a framework for quantitative...

Scatterometer Contamination Mitigation

Chronic wounds in skin persist because the normal process of wound healing is obstructed. Failures occur in the inflammation and proliferation phases of wound healing that reduce formation of granulation tissue and prevent epithelial migration to close the wound, resulting mostly from vascular insufficiencies of multiple etiologies. Microbial contamination of chronic wounds also contributes imp...

Figure 1. Diatoms in cytologic samples of Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris) in A, C, D, F, G, J–L, bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in B, E, I, and a seahorse (Hippocampus erectus) in H. Wright–Giemsa stain.9100 objective (except F;920). (A) naviculoid benthic diatom; skin contamination of urine sediment; wet mount. (B) Nitzschia sp.; gastric fluid direct smear. (C) Navi...

To assess the prevalence of skin and rectal colonization by vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in hospitalized bacteremic patients and to determine the relation between colonization and bacteremia, we compared 14 case patients who had bacteremia due to VRE with 30 control patients who had bacteremia due to other pathogens. Rectal colonization and skin (inguinal area and/or antecubital fossa...

The exposure of Estonian cokery workers to polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons at an oil shale processing plant was assessed by occupational hygiene and biomonitoring measurements. To assess the external dose of exposure to polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, pyrene and benzo[a]pyrene concentrations were measured from the breathing zone of workers during a workshift. Skin contamination with pyrene...

Background: Reducing skin contamination rate and improving the positive rate in blood culture is essential for the correct diagnosis and management of sepsis. Chlorhexidine-alcohol was compared with povidone-iodine for the efficiency of disinfection. Positive rates were compared between the collection of 10 mL and 20 mL of blood per sample. Methods: The study population included adult patients ...