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Topical Oxygen Jet Therapy (TOJT) for treating infected chronic surgical wounds
Otaviano,Maria Helena; Salles,Mauro; Ching,Ting Hui; Dettoni,Josilene Lopes; Coulibaly,Ieda Guedes Simões; Fukunaga,Erika Tiemi; Gamba,Mônica AntarABSTRACT Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of Topical Oxygen Jet Therapy (TOJT) in the treatment of surgical wounds in adult patients who has clinical signs of infection for over 30 days; and to identify the pathogens causing complicated skin and soft tissue infections. Method: Parallel, randomized clinical trials randomly divided into “Control Group” (CG) and “Treatment Group” (TG), which were followed...
Prevention strategies for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in...
Alvarez,Carlos; Labarca,Jaime; Salles,MauroAfter the first reports of the emergence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the 1970s, numerous measures intended to prevent its transmission were initiated in hospitals. However, in most cases, large-scale measures failed to be implemented and the transmission of MRSA has since led to a global pandemic. Presently, doubts still remain about the best approach to prevent and control MRSA and...