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Design para sustentabilidade: estudo das embalagens de sabonete sólido no Brasil

O consumo - e, consequentemente, os resíduos de embalagens - crescem no Brasil. Dentre os produtos de higiene, está o sabonete sólido, item essencial para a prevenção de doenças, como constatado no contexto da pandemia de covid-19. Esta pesquisa buscou compreender como se comportam as indústrias d...

Estudio del efecto citotóxico e irritativo de jabones para la limpieza cutánea

Gac. méd. Méx; 156 (5), 2020
Resumen Introducción: El jabón para el aseo cutáneo es de empleo común entre la población, sin embargo, es posible que cause daño a las células de la piel y modifique la barrera cutánea. Objetivo: Determinar el efecto citotóxico de los jabones en queratinocitos cultivados in vitro y correlacio...

Bathing, make-up, and sunscreen: which products do children use?

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the hygiene practices and frequency of use of personal hygiene products, cosmetics, and sunscreen among children and adolescents. Methods: Cross-sectional study with interviews about skincare conducted with caregivers through closed-ended questions. We included patient...

Brazilian version of the shriners hospital upper extremity evaluation (shuee): translation, cultural adaptation, and evaluation of psychometric properties

ABSTRACT Objective: To validate the upper limb assessments tool, Shriners Hospital Upper Extremity Evaluation (SHUEE), for individuals with hemiplegic cerebral palsy in the Brazilian population. Methods: Validation study to translate and culturally adapt the Manual and the instrument. The psychometri...

Pseudobrote por Burkholderia cepacia en dos unidades de cuidados intensivos de un Hospital Universitario en Bogotá - Colombia

Infectio; 23 (2), 2019
Introducción: Burkholderia cepacia es causante de brotes cuyo origen frecuentemente son fuentes ambientales. Materiales y métodos: Ante la sospecha de brote por B. cepacia en hemocultivos. Se realizó toma de cultivos ambientales y de insumos. Los aislamientos microbiológicos fueron sometidos a aná...

Combination of topical agents and oxybutynin as a therapeutic modality for patients with both osmidrosis and hyperhidrosis

Summary Introduction: The association of osmidrosis and hyperhidrosis often causes emotional and social problems that may impair the patients' quality of life. The purpose of our study was to analyze the therapeutic results of oxybutynin and topical agents in 89 patients with both osmidrosis and hyperhi...

Banho pré-operatório em pacientes submetidos à artroplastia do quadril:: ensaio clínico randomizado

A infecção de sítio cirúrgico (ISC) é um grande desafio para o paciente, equipe e instituições de saúde. Um fator de risco importante na patogênese das infecções cirúrgicas ortopédicas refere-se à pele do paciente. O banho do paciente com soluções antissépticas, no pré-operatório é re...

The pH of the main Brazilian commercial moisturizers and liquid soaps: considerations on the repair of the skin barrier

An. bras. dermatol; 92 (5), 2017
Abstract: The pH of the skin is slightly acidic (4.6 to 5.8) which is important for appropriate antibacterial, antifungal, constitution of barrier function, as well as structuring and maturation of the stratum corneum. This study aimed to evaluate the pH of the main commercial moisturizers and liquid soa...

Lavado en seco y carga bacteriana en manos de personal hospitalario
Dry cleaning and bacterial load in the hands of hospital staff

Rev. med. interna Guatem; 21 (3), 2017
Introducción: numerosos estudios han confirmado que el lavado de manos en seco con soluciones con una concentración de 60-70% de alcohol reducen significativamente la cantidad de gérmenes. Metodología: se realizó un estudio cuasi experimental con el objetivo de comparar carga bacteriana en manos de ...

Critical assessment of the pH of children's soap

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 92 (3), 2016
Abstract Objective: To evaluate the pH value of children's antibacterial soaps and syndets used in children's baths and verify whether there is information regarding pH on the product label. Methods: Quantitative, cross-sectional, analytical observational study that included ninety soap samples, both i...