Many researchers have advocated in recent times that antiseptic use in healing wounds should be discouraged. Antiseptics have been found to retard healing of wounds. Innocuous solutions like normal saline and tap water are being considered as better alternatives to antiseptics. Chlorhexidine, a commonly used antiseptic, is known to be less toxic on granulation cells. We decided to compare the e...

tudies have related the action of alcohol on the oral mucosa as a promoter of carcinogenesis, once most oral antiseptics contain alcohol. Its utilization for mouthrinses from 30 to 60 seconds, as indicated on the labels, yields a longer-lasting topical action when compared to the intake of alcoholic beverages. This study aimed at conducting a macroscopic and microscopic analysis of the tissue r...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review looks at the recent evidence on the safety, toxicity, microbiology and the prevention and management of acute and chronic wound infections with regard to antiseptics and antiseptic wound dressings. It is timely and relevant because of the global concerns of antimicrobial resistance and the need to address the inappropriate use of antimicrobials in the healthcare se...

We isolated a novel murine norovirus (MNV), MT30-2 strain, from feces of conventional mice in Japan to evaluate the virucidal activity of four antiseptics. The MNV MT30-2 strain was inactivated by as little as 0.2% (w/v) povidone-iodine (PVP-I) and 0.1% (w/v) sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) treatment as determined by a novel plaque assay. Importantly, PVP-I reduced the MNV titer by 4 log(10) within...

Infection control related to central venous catheter impregnated with antiseptics: an integrative review Ferreira MVF, Andrade D, Ferreira AM Rev Esc Enferm USP 2011; 45(4):993-7 www.ee.usp.br/reeusp/ Infection control related to central venous catheter impregnated with antiseptics: an integrative review* C r it iC a l r e v ie w CONTROLE DE INFECÇÃO RELACIONADA A CATETER VENOSO CENTRAL IMPREGN...

practice when antiseptics as a system were adopted by obstetricians. It formed an integral part of the antiseptic management of labour and the puerperium. The objects aimed at in the antiseptic system are:?The prevention of the introduction of germs, i.e., antisepsis before confinement, and paralysing their action, i.e., antisepsis after confinement. Although at the first the methods were compl...