Dear Sir, We wish to provide readers with an update on an article published in Eplasty in 2009.1 Our original article reported the performance of commercially available skin marker pens after application of a chlorhexidine-based skin preparation and compared those performances with that of traditional marker pens. Preoperative skin preparation with chlorhexidine-based solution is preferred over...

Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the accuracy of Root ZX in determining working length in presence of 2% chlorhexidine and 5% sodium hypochlorite. Material and Methods: Thirty extracted, single rooted, single canal human teeth were used. Teeth were decoronated at CEJ and actual canal length determined. Then working length measurements were obtained with Root ZX in presence of 2% ...

ed from El Arifeen S, Mullany LC, Shah R. The effect of cord cleansing with chlorhexidine on neonatal mortality in rural Bangladesh: a communitybased, cluster-randomised trial.. Lancet2012;379:1022–8. Source(s) of funding USA Agency for International Development. Study design Design: Community-based cluster-randomised trial. Allocation: Clusters were computer randomised by a statistician not in...

BACKGROUND Chlorhexidine belongs to a group of medicines called antiseptic antibacterial agents. Chlorhexidine is commonly used for the care and clean off the skin, hands, and wounds. In recent years, medicinal and aromatic plants have been used for prevention of disease, maintaining health, and improving disease in traditional and modern medicine as a medicament. According to recent research, ...

Introduction: Adequate pre-operative skin preparation helps in reducing the SSIs and this study is undertaken to compare efficacy of povidone-iodine alone combination with chlorhexidine. Aims Objectives: To evaluate an antiseptic agent containing alcoholic chlorhexidine on preoperative preparation. Methodology: This observational which 100 patients admitted for elective clean surgery Dr. PSIMS ...

The emergence of multi-drug-resistant bacteria, coupled with the lack of new antibiotics in development, is fast evolving into a global crisis. New strategies utilizing existing antibacterial agents are urgently needed. We propose one such strategy in which four outmoded β-lactam antibiotics (ampicillin, carbenicillin, cephalothin and oxacillin) and a well-known antiseptic (chlorhexidine di-ace...

background and aims. streptococcus mutans is the main pathogenic agent involved in dental caries, and may be eliminated using mouthwashes. the objective of this study was to compare the effects of fluoride, chlorhexidine, and fluoride-chlorhexidine mouthwashes on salivary s. mutans count after two weeks of use and determine the prevalence of their side effects on the oral mucosa. materials and ...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to establish whether addition of a 2% chlorhexidine rinse to a conventional treatment protocol enhances the rate of the successful disinfection of the root canal system in vivo. STUDY DESIGN Twenty-four teeth with infected necrotic pulps and resorbing apical periodontitis were treated with a conventional technique in which 1% NaOCl as irrigant was used....

BACKGROUND Topical antimicrobial therapy is increasingly important in the treatment of canine pyoderma as the incidence of multidrug resistance has risen. However, little information is reported on the persistence of activity of topical antimicrobial products. OBJECTIVE To determine the residual antibacterial activity of canine hairs treated with antimicrobial sprays. ANIMALS Twelve private...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of bathing patients with 2% chlorhexidine on the rates of central vascular catheter (CVC)-associated bloodstream infection (BSI) at a long-term acute care hospital (LTACH). DESIGN Quasi-experimental study. SETTING A 70-bed LTACH in the greater Chicago area. PATIENTS All consecutive patients admitted to the LTACH during the period from February 2006 to Febr...