Biofilms are a major problem in hard-to-heal wounds. Moreover, they composed of different species and often tolerant to antimicrobial agents. At the same time, interspecific synergy and/or competition occurs when some bacterial clash. For this reason, tolerance two dual-species wound biofilm models Pseudomonas aeruginosa Staphylococcus aureus or Enterococcus faecium against antimicrobials dress...

Single-locus microsatellite DNA genotyping is now widely used to study parentage and kinship in a variety of animal species (1,3,7) and to identify human individuals (11). Despite the advantage that single-locus DNA amplification can be performed from minute amounts of DNA or even degraded DNA (10), isolation of DNA samples is time-consuming and the material costly to researchers, especially to...

the purpose of this research was to study the neutralization efficacy of a universal neutralizer proposed by the ctpa on a range of antimicrobial agents and its potential toxicity for microorganisms that are used for antimicrobial preservation testing. several types of antimicrobial agents including a mixture of methylisothiazolinone and its 5-chloro derivative, dimethylol dimethyl hydantoin, q...

Wound antisepsis has undergone a renaissance due to the introduction of highly effective wound-compatible antimicrobial agents and the spread of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs). However, a strict indication must be set for the application of these agents. An infected or critically colonized wound must be treated antiseptically. In addition, systemic antibiotic therapy is required in case ...

The purpose of this research was to study the neutralization efficacy of a universal neutralizer proposed by the CTPA on a range of antimicrobial agents and its potential toxicity for microorganisms that are used for antimicrobial preservation testing. Several types of antimicrobial agents including a mixture of methylisothiazolinone and its 5-chloro derivative, dimethylol dimethyl hydantoin, Q...

Bacteria from the Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) are encountered as industrial contaminants, and little is known about the species involved or their mechanisms of preservative resistance. Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) revealed that multiple Bcc species may cause contamination, with B. lata (n = 17) and B. cenocepacia (n = 11) dominant within the collection examined. At the strain level,...

The purpose of this research was to study the neutralization efficacy of a universal neutralizer proposed by the CTPA on a range of antimicrobial agents and its potential toxicity for microorganisms that are used for antimicrobial preservation testing. Several types of antimicrobial agents including a mixture of methylisothiazolinone and its 5-chloro derivative, dimethylol dimethyl hydantoin, Q...

Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis is an important treatment method for patients with end-stage renal disease. Although the incidence of catheter-associated complications such as peritonitis and exit-site infection has been decreasing, these complications have not been resolved completely. Therefore, prevention of catheter-associated infections is essential both soon after peritoneal dia...

Past studies on the toxicological effects of ethylene glycol alkyl ethers as well as the recent data on these chemicals in Japan are reviewed. Only a few researchers have participated in the study of ethylene glycol alkyl ethers in Japan. The effects of ethylene glycol alkyl ethers on testis and embryotoxic effects of ethylene glycol monomethyl ether (EGM) have been studied, as has the teratoge...