The literature on the prophylactic use in surgery of disinfectants, antibiotics and the chemotherapeutic agents is reviewed. It is concluded that there is little place for the routine use of antibiotics or chemotherapeutic agents except in a very few conditions. Disinfectants do have a part to play in skin sterilization and in the reduction of postoperative wound infection. However, none of the...

This study reports four cases of transmission of the rare hepatitis C virus genotype 4 which occurred in a hemodialysis unit and originated from a single source of infection. Phylogenetic analyses performed with the NS5b domain showed that all four patients with secondary infections were infected with virus strains very similar to that of the index patient. Cross infections probably resulted fr...

background:   there are also reports from other parts of the world indicating the presence of significant association of h. pylori infection and hyperemesis gravidarum, a bothersome condition that affects pregnant women.   objective: to test the hypothesis that whether h. pylori infection is associated with hyperemesis gravidarum among iranian h.p carriers.   methods: from november 1999 to febr...

the principles of infection control should be seriously taken into account by the dentists to prevent the spread of infectious diseases and the consequent risks. the aim of the present study was to determine the knowledge of the general dentists of kermanshah about the principles of infection control in 2012. this descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out on 95 general dentists in kerms...