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Body Odor/Bromhidrosis
Published in Charles Theisler, Adjuvant Medical Care, 2023
General Considerations: Washing with antibacterial soap or splashing apple cider vinegar or white vinegar under the arms after showering may be helpful because bacteria cannot thrive in the acidic environment. A strong antiperspirant with aluminum chloride and a deodorant in it may be used once armpits are dry. Applying witch hazel as a natural deodorant and sterilizer is an alternative.1 Onions, garlic, and spicy foods in the diet should be avoided.
Reproductive and Developmental Toxicity Studies by Cutaneous Administration
Published in Rhoda G. M. Wang, James B. Knaak, Howard I. Maibach, Health Risk Assessment, 2017
Rochelle W. Tyl, Raymond G. York, James L. Schardein
A standard antibacterial soap solution applied percutaneously to mice, rats, and rabbits in up to 30% concentration during the first 2 weeks of gestation had no potential for toxicity of any kind.65
Infection control
Published in Philip Woodrow, Nursing Acutely Ill Adults, 2015
Most hospitals have policies of screening all patients for MRSa, and for treating MRSa. After patients have washed in antibacterial soap, clean bedding and linen should be provided to prevent recolonisation. Whenever possible, infected patients should be nursed in side rooms (Grundmann, 2006).
Vaccines against gastroenteritis, current progress and challenges
Published in Gut Microbes, 2020
Hyesuk Seo, Qiangde Duan, Weiping Zhang
Enteric diseases remain a leading cause of mortality in young children in developing countries and morbidity in children worldwide.1–5 Parasitic pathogens mainly Cryptosporidium spp., viral pathogens including rotavirus and norovirus, and bacterial pathogens Shigella, enterotoxigenic E. coli, Campylobacter, Vibrio cholerae, and Salmonella are the top causes of enteric infections.2,6 These enteric pathogens are mostly fecal-to-oral transmitted. Infections are typically initiated with ingestion of contaminated food and water, leading to diseases including nausea, abdominal cramps, fever, and more commonly diarrhea and dehydration. Enteric infections are self-eliminated in healthy adults but without medical intervention can progress to life-threatening conditions and often death in the young children and immune compromised patients. Implementation of community-wide sanitation systems and supply of safe drinking water would effectively prevent enteric infections. However, for many resource-limited countries, water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) is not a goal quickly achievable. Handwashing with soap especially antibacterial soap reduces enteric infections in the short term, but it increases the risk of antimicrobial resistance built up in enteric pathogens. Vaccination, on the other hand, is considered currently more effective and more practical to prevent enteric diseases. Unfortunately, there are no vaccines licensed for many pathogens associated with enteric infections.
Rosacea and the eye: a recent review
Published in Expert Review of Ophthalmology, 2018
Christine M. Longo, Alejandro P. Adam, Edward J. Wladis
The first step in treatment is proper skin care and prevention in those individuals who suffer from chronic rosacea and flares. Skin affected by rosacea shows increased levels of microbes which can destroy epithelial cells and cause breaches in the barrier [73], so proper cleansing with any mild antibacterial soap or mild scrubs, especially around the eyes, may be beneficial. Similarly, because rosacea skin has been shown to have increased trans-epidermal water loss due to epidermal barrier destruction [26], moisturizers are recommended to help restore the skins natural barrier. Preventative treatment also includes avoidance of known triggers such as UV light, stress, rigorous exercise, alcohol, extreme weather, spicy food, and cosmetics [26]. Sunscreen with an SPF of 30 or higher is recommended if patients will be exposed to natural sunlight for short or prolonged periods of time.
Optometry Australia’s infection control guidelines 2020
Published in Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 2021
Kerryn M Hart, Fiona Stapleton, Nicole Carnt, Luke Arundel, Ka-Yee Lian
The WHO states that in 90% of studies comparing alcohol-based hand rubs and antibacterial soap and water, alcohol rubs decreased bacterial and viral counts on the hands more effectively than antimicrobial soaps.15 However, hand rubs are not suitable for use in contact lens practice due to the possibility of transferring residual debris and bacterial toxins from hands as well as alcohol and other chemicals from the hand rub to the lens prior to insertion in the eye of the patient.4