TOOTHBRUSH CONTAMINATION: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Toothbrush Contamination: A Review of the Literature

Toothbrushes are commonly used in hospital settings and may harbor potentially harmful microorganisms.A peer-reviewed literature review was conducted to evaluate the cumulative state of knowledge related to toothbrush contamination and its possible role in disease transmission.A systematic review was conducted on adult human subjects through three

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Potentiation of curing by a broad-host-range self-transmissible vector for displacing resistance plasmids to tackle AMR.

Plasmids are potent vehicles for spread of antibiotic Kettle Brim Hat resistance genes in bacterial populations and often persist in the absence of selection due to efficient maintenance mechanisms.We previously constructed non-conjugative high copy number plasmid vectors that efficiently displace stable plasmids from enteric bacteria in a laborato

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Intracoronary pharmacological therapy versus aspiration thrombectomy in STEMI (IPAT-STEMI): A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials.

BackgroundThrombus load in STEMI patients remains a challenge in practice.It aggravates coronary obstruction leading to impaired myocardial perfusion, worsened cardiac function, and adverse clinical outcomes.Various strategies have been advocated to reduce thrombus burden.ObjectivesThis meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of intracoro

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