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Origanum vulgare essential oil and carvacrol: natural alternatives against resistant bacteria

Bacteria that are resistant to several antibiotics are a serious One Health problem, as new alternatives for treatment do not appear at the same speed. Thus, the aim of this work was to carry out a survey of studies involving the activity of the essential oil of O. vulgare and its isolated compound carva...

Risk of acute kidney injury and cost-effectiveness analysis comparing vancomycin and linezolid for the treatment of pediatric patients infected with Gram-positive bacteria

J. bras. econ. saúde (Impr.); 14 (Suplemento 2), 2022
Objective: This study aimed to compare the occurrence of acute kidney injury (AKI) in pediatric patients who used vancomycin (VAN) or linezolid (LNZ) to treat Gram-positive coccus (GPC) infections and to assess which treatment (VAN or LNZ) is the most cost-effective considering a pediatric hospital persp...

Susceptibility to Vancomycin of Biofilm Producing Staphylococci Isolated from Tertiary Care Hospital of Nepal

Vitae (Medellín); 29 (2), 2022
Background: Methicillin resistance and biofilm-producing Staphylococci are emerging as multidrug-resistant strains narrowing the efficacy of antimicrobial therapy. Although vancomycin is used as the drug of choice to treat such isolates, different studies worldwide have documented the em...

Vigilancia del consumo de antimicrobianos en 10 instituciones de salud entre 2013 y 2020 en Colombia

Rev. chil. infectol; 39 (1), 2022
INTRODUCCIÓN: El uso de antimicrobianos es el principal factor de resistencia bacteriana. OBJETIVO: Determinar el consumo de antimicrobianos en instituciones de salud de Santiago de Cali entre 2013 y 2020. MATERIAL Y MÉTODO: Se empleó la Dosis Diaria Definida por 100 camas-día. Se definieron como cri...

Ecocardiografia Tridimensional na avaliação de endocardite de válvula nativa: um relato de caso e semelhança entre achados ecocardiográficos e cirúrgicos

ABC., imagem cardiovasc; 35 (3), 2022
A endocardite de valva nativa é uma doença incomum, complexa, e de alta morbimortalidade. Requer tratamento clínico prolongado, com várias complicações possíveis, e o seu tratamento cirúrgico é complexo e tecnicamente difícil. O ecocardiograma transtorácico e transesofágico são fundamentais ...

Preparación del injerto con vancomicina y su incidencia en la disminución de infección luego de la reconstrucción del LCA
Presoaking of autograft in vancomycin for primary ACL reconstruction. Incidence of infection decreased

Artrosc. (B. Aires); 29 (1), 2022
Introducción: La artritis séptica (AS) posterior a la cirugía de reconstrucción del LCA (RLCA) es una complicación infrecuente pero potencialmente devastadora. Para disminuir el riesgo de esta complicación, en el 2019 comenzamos a utilizar el tratamiento local del injerto de LCA con vancomicina pre...

Estabilidade do cloridrato de vancomicina empregado em soluções de selo antimicrobiano de cateteres intravenosos centrais

Resumo Objetivo: verificar a estabilidade do cloridrato de vancomicina em soluções de selo antimicrobiano sem e com associação de heparina sódica segundo a temperatura e tempo de associação. Método: estudo experimental delineado para análise de potencial hidrogeniônico e concentração por c...

Preparation and in vitro evaluation of Vancomycin loaded Montmorillonite-Sodium Alginate topical gel for wound infection

Abstract Despite decades of research, wound healing remains a significant public health problem. This study aimed to develop and evaluate a topical sodium alginate gel containing vancomycin (Van) loaded MMT NPs for wound healing applications. Van was loaded in MMT at different conditions (pHs of 6, 7 and...

Hepatic Liquoric Cyst as a Complication of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Insertion: A Case Report

Arq. bras. neurocir; 40 (4), 2021
Background The ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) procedure is still themost used technique for management of hydrocephalus. This article reports a case of hepatic cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pseudocyst as a rare, but important, complication of the VPS insertion. Case Description An 18-year-old male presente...

Staphylococcus coagulasa negativos como causantes de endocarditis en un recién nacido pretérmino

Arch. pediatr. Urug; 92 (2), 2021
Los estafilococos coagulasa negativos son microorganismos frecuentemente aislados cuya significancia clínica puede ser difícil de establecer por su carácter de comensales habituales de la piel. En la población neonatal estos patógenos han ido adquiriendo mayor protagonismo debido a la sobrevida de p...