Cultured epidermal skin has become an adjunctive therapy for treatment of major burn injuries, but its effectiveness is greatly limited because of destruction by microbial contamination. To evaluate candidate antimicrobial agents for use with cultured skin, a combined cytotoxicity-antimicrobial assay system was developed for determination of toxicity to cultured human keratinocytes and fibrobla...

BACKGROUND Silver nanoparticles (AgNps) have attracted much interest in biomedical engineering, since they have excellent antimicrobial properties. Therefore, AgNps have often been considered for incorporation into medical products for skin pathologies to reduce the risk of contamination. This study aims at evaluating the antimicrobial effectiveness of AgNps stabilized by pluronic™ F68 associat...

OBJECTIVE Many hospitals utilize antimicrobial management teams (AMTs) to improve patient care. However, most function with minimal computer support. We evaluated the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a computerized clinical decision support system for the management of antimicrobial utilization. DESIGN A randomized controlled trial in adult inpatients between May 10 and August 3, 2004....

Below is a selection of suggested reading taken from the last 12 months of the Commission’s weekly publication “On the Radar”. The selection highlights papers and reporting exploring the evidence for the effectiveness of antimicrobial stewardship in hospitals, the scope of the problem of antimicrobial resistance, and some specific stewardship strategies. Commission projects supporting antimicro...

Dental materials based on Portland cement, which is used in the construction industry have gained popularity for clinical use due to their hydraulic properties, the interaction with tooth tissue and their antimicrobial properties. The antimicrobial properties are optimal in vitro. However in clinical use contact with blood may affect the antimicrobial properties. This study aims to assess wheth...

The high cost of the test can be dramatically reduced, provided that coverability as an inherent feature code under is predictable. This article offers a machine learning model to predict extent which could cover class in terms new metric called Coverageability. prediction consists ensemble four regression models. samples consist vectors, where features are source metrics computed for class. la...

The Fast Antimicrobial Screen Test (FAST) is a simple and quick screening test developed to detect antibiotic and sulfonamide residues in food animal carcasses in slaughter establishments. This microbial inhibition test detects antimicrobials that are allowed to be used in food animals. It has the ability to detect these antimicrobials at or above the allowable limit in carcass kidney fluids in...