Skin preparation for preventing infection following caesarean section

Diah R Hadiati¹, Mohammad Hakimi¹, Detty S Nurdiati ², Yuko Masuzawa³, Katharina da Silva Lopes ⁴, Erika Ota⁵

¹Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. ²Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. ³Department of Health Informatics, Graduate

School of Medicine/School of Public Health, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. ⁴Graduate School of Public Health, St. Luke's International University, Tokyo, Japan. ⁵Global Health Nursing, Graduate School of Nursing Science, St. Luke's International University, Tokyo, Japan

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Editorial group: Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group.

Publication status and date: New search for studies and content updated (no change to conclusions), published in Issue 6, 2020.

Citation: Hadiati DR, Hakimi M, Nurdiati DS, Masuzawa Y, da Silva Lopes K, Ota E. Skin preparation for preventing infection following caesarean section. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2020, Issue 6. Art. No.: CD007462. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007462.pub5. Copyright © 2020 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Topical antibiotics for preventing surgical site infection in wounds healing by primary intention

Clare F Heal ^1,2, Jennifer L Banks ³, Phoebe D Lepper ³, Evangelos Kontopantelis ⁴, Mieke L van Driel ⁵

¹General Practice and Rural Medicine, James Cook University, Mackay, Australia. ²Anton Breinl Research Centre for Health Systems Strengthening, Townsville, Australia. ³School of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Mackay, Australia. ⁴Centre for Health Informatics, Institute of Population Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. ⁵Discipline of General Practice, School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

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Editorial group: Cochrane Wounds Group.

Publication status and date: New, published in Issue 11, 2016.

Citation: Heal CF, Banks JL, Lepper PD, Kontopantelis E, van Driel ML. Topical antibiotics for preventing surgical site infection in wounds healing by primary intention. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2016, Issue 11. Art. No.: CD011426. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD011426.pub2.

Copyright © 2016 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

０.０１％次氯酸在白内障超声乳化术前应用的安全性和有 效性

王雨蒙，陆秋辰，赵颖奕，史灿灿，李明新，王贺

ADJUNCTIVE DEBRIDEMENT WITH HYPOCHLOROUS ACID LEADS TO A HEALING TRAJECTORY OF COMPLEX WOUNDS IN CHILDREN

Ferne T. Elsass, MSN, RN, CPN, CWON; Clinical Practice and Education Specialist of Wound and Ostomy, Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters, Norfolk, VA 23507

Hypochlorous Acid (HOCl) as a Promising Respiratory Antiseptic

Michael Winter ¹ , Dirk Boecker ² and Wilfried Posch ^3,*

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3 Institute of Hygiene and Medical Microbiology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Schöpfstrasse 41/R311,6020 Innsbruck, Austria

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has inflicted unprecedented pressure on communities and health-care systems around the world. An outstandingly broad and intensive investigation of possible therapeutic interventions is currently taking place to prevent similar future threats to the global population. Investigating the related mechanisms of action is often complex and time consuming. Moreover, research on biochemical interactions of new drugs involves a considerable amount of effort, consequently bearing inherent financial and operational risks for pharmaceutical companies. An interesting approach to counteract colonization and infection is the concept of antiseptic treatment in vivo. Antiseptics are cost-effective and globally accessible, due to their ease of production, transportation and handling. A broad spectrum of active agents with different properties is readily available. One of these substances is hypochlorous acid (HOCl), which is also a naturally occurring biocidal agent and as such part of the innate immune system. Its successful history of medical use in wound treatment, combined with low cytotoxicity and documented efficacy against various pathogens, suggests that HOCl might be an effective agent for treating the respiratory mucosa. This could potentially enable therapeutic inhalation for combating bacterial infections and viral pathogens such as human respiratory syncytial, influenza, and SARS-CoV-2 viruses, which will be discussed in the present article.

Keywords: HOCl; respiratory infection; antiseptic; antimicrobial treatment; RSV; influenza; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2

Comparison of Skin Antiseptic Agents and the Role of 0.01% Hypochlorous Acid

Ann Q. Tran, MD ; Nicole Topilow, MD; Andrew Rong, MD; Patrice J. Persad, PhD; Michael C. Lee; James H. Lee; Apostolos G. Anagnostopoulos, MD; and Wendy W. Lee, MD, MS

Abstract

Background: Hypochlorous acid (HA) has both anti-microbial and wound-healing properties with a growing role for utilization in pre-procedural care on the face. 

Objectives: The authors sought to compare the antiseptic property of 0.01% HA solution, 5% povidone iodine (PI), 4% chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG), and 70% isopropyl alcohol (IPA) antiseptic on facial skin. 

Methods: This was a prospective single-center clinical trial.

Results: A total of 21 participants were recruited. Bacterial growth was seen in CHG (10%), IPA (71%), PI (81%), and HA (95%) of specimens (P < 0.001). CHG had less growth compared with HA (P = <0.001), IPA (P = <0.001), and PI (P = <0.001). No difference in bacterial growth was noted between HA and IPA (P = 0.063) or HA and PI (P = 0.25). Significant differences in mono-microbial and poly-microbial growth were seen between HA and IPA (P = 0.046) and HA and CHG (P = <0.001). Staphylococcus epidermidis grew less frequently in CHG (10%), followed by IPA (29%), PI (71%), and HA (71%). Staphylococcus capitis grew less frequently in CHG (0%), followed by PI (14%), HA (24%), and IPA (29%). 

Conclusions: CHG reduced the bacterial growth compared with HA, PI, and IPA. However, HA, PI, and IPA had insignificant differences in bactericidal effects. Our study provides a supporting role of HA to be considered as an antiseptic.