Bacteria organized in biofilms are insensitive to the usual treatment with dressings or antibiotics. Most successful is surgical debridement to remove their colonies, but this option may not be possible in all environments. Dressings with silver and other antiseptics are often the only tools available to nurses at patient homes or to dermatologists at outpatient clinics. In our clinical studies...

Although the qac genes are named after one of their main substrates (i.e., quaternary ammonium compounds), these genes also code for resistance to a broad spectrum of other cationic compounds such as intercalating dyes, diamidines and biguanides. The various Qac proteins are involved in relatively low specific effluxbased multidrug pumps and belong to a family of small multidrug resistance prot...

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the knowledge of orthodontic professionals regarding prescription dentifrices and antiseptics during treatment. Methods: An observational descriptive exploratory study national scope was conducted with 440 Brazilian orthodontists, based on previous sample calculations, to clinical practice orthodontists in prescribing antiseptics. Self-managed electronic question...

INTRODUCTION Given the high morbidity and mortality attributable to ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in intensive care unit (ICU) patients, prevention plays a key role in the management of patients undergoing mechanical ventilation. One of the candidate preventive interventions is the selective decontamination of the digestive or respiratory tract (SDRD) by topical antiseptic or antimicrob...