Dent-Wrong disease, an X-linked recessive disorder of the proximal tubules, presents with hypercalciuria, nephrocalcinosis, nephrolithiasis, renal insufficiency, low-molecular-weight proteinuria, rickets and/or osteomalacia. Dent and Friedman initially characterized the disorder in 1964 following studies of two patients with rickets who presented with hypercalciuria, hyperphosphaturia, proteinu...

Dental professionals are required to wear gloves for all treatments. Most wear natural rubber latex gloves. This may cause sensitization to latex proteins and subsequent allergic reactions (1). We report the case of a 21-year-old dental undergraduate student who, after the first time he had worn latex gloves during a practical session in the second year of his course, developed severe allergic ...

The objective of this study was to quantify the colony forming units (cfu) on latex procedure gloves in the beginning, middle, and end of the containers in real (professional) and controlled (researcher) gloving situations; evaluate the microbial load of the gloves, considering the time of exposure in the environment. This comparative prospective study was conducted at an intensive care unit of...

BACKGROUND Natural rubber latex (NRL) allergy is a common occupational disease in health care workers (HCW). However, few reports have compared the major allergen of HCWs to those in gloves that are routinely used in the hospital. The aim of this study was to evaluate the major NRL allergens in gloves used by HCWs. METHODS We studied 20 HCWs who were suspected to have latex allergy (LA). We p...

r o he early story of the use of gloves by surgeons and obstericians has been well documented by Randers-Pehrson nd by Miller. Walbaum, in 1758, used the cecum of the heep as a partial hand covering in his obstetric practice, nd gloves made successively of cotton, silk, leather, and inally rubber were used in the 19 century. Rubber beoming the material of choice after Charles Goodyear deeloped ...

BACKGROUND In a follow-up to a previous article, which described the approach at The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions to establishing a latex-safe environment, subsequent efforts to convert all the sterile gloves to nonlatex products and thereby complete the implementation of a latex-safe program are reported. Before the complete conversion to nonlatex sterile gloves, operating room use had i...

Sterile radiation reduction gloves have been widely used over the past several decades in an effort to reduce hand doses during fluoroscopically guided proce- dures. While multiple studies have quantified the potential dose reduction to the fluoroscope operator from the use of such gloves, possible effects on the patient have not yet been quantified. The aim of this study was to examine the imp...

João Pitta, Dr Med Dent, MAS/Ana Todorovic, DDS, PhD/Vincent Fehmer, MDT/Malin Strasding, Dent/Irena Sailer, Prof Dent: Monolithic zirconia implant-supported restorations connected to titanium bases or inserts are increasing in popularity due their application a full digital workflow. These prefabricated abutments the all-ceramic superstructure by adhesive cementation. Although limited clinica...

Introduction Compression gloves are frequently provided to patients with hand arthritis. Evidence for effectiveness is limited. The aim of this study was determine feasibility recruitment, assessment and treatment procedures, in preparation a future compression glove trial. Methods A non-randomised out-patients either undifferentiated inflammatory arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthrit...