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Showing 1 to 20 of 215 for “"Prophylaxis"”.
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Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Education Improvement Project
… the pill Truvada for use as pre-exposure prophylaxis or PrEP. Its purpose is to help prevent HIV infection by taking one pill every day. This project aims to improve PrEP patient education provided by the multi-disciplinary team and to decrease new HIV infection and sexually transmitted …
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Improving perioperative nausea and vomiting prophylaxis protocol compliance
Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a significant concern in anesthesia practice. Evidence-based guidelines have sought to provide recommendations on identifying patients at risk for PONV and mitigating its effect with multimodal antiemetic strategies. An anesthesia department within a …
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Occlusion of Dentin Tubules by Novel Prophylaxis Paste
Prophylaxis paste treatments are a standard part of biannual dental checkups. Prophylaxis pastes remove stains from teeth by polishing the surface of the enamel. Polishing essentially scratches the surface layer of enamel, thereby technically demineralizing teeth to achieve better aesthetics. The …
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Prophylaxis of disease caused by bacterial pathogens of man
This thesis reports research undertaken which will lead to improved pretreatments and therapies for disease caused by Clostridium perfringens, Francisella tularensis, Yersinia pestis and Burkholderia pseudomallei. C. perfringens is thought to be the most widely distributed bacterial pathogen and is …
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Fluoride uptake by enamel from stannous fluoride and prophylaxis pastes
… to determine whether applying zirconium silicate prophylaxis paste (containing nine per cent stannous fluoride) prior to topical application of 10 per cent aqueous solution of stannous fluoride would promote a significantly greater enamel fluoride uptake than when the solution was applied alone; …
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Computational and biological studies of mechanical prophylaxis against deep venous thrombosis
… the limbs. One of the most effective methods of prophylaxis against DVT is external pneumatic compression (EPC). In spite of its wide acceptance as an effective means of prophylaxis, its mechanism remains poorly understood and optimal compression conditions have not been defined. Understanding …
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Impact of leporid viral diseases in Iberian ecosystems: emergence, pathophysiology, prophylaxis, and diagnosis
El estado alarmante de conservación de las especies de lepóridos en la Península Ibérica justifica la adopción en esta Tesis Doctoral de un enfoque integrador que incluya el estudio de diferentes aspectos de las interfaces virus-huésped-ambiente con respecto a los principales patógenos virales del …
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Comparing the efficacy of botulinum toxin and CGRP antagonists for chronic migraine prophylaxis
Chronic migraines are a neurological disorder, which can be debilitating to patients and result in increased healthcare costs and disability-affected life years. Botox and CGRP antagonists are two drugs used as prophylactic treatments for chronic migraine patients who have failed other medications …
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Effect of prophylaxis pastes containing amorphous calcium phosphate and fluoride on enamel bond strength.
Effect of prophylaxis pastes containing amorphous calcium phosphate and fluoride on enamel bond strength.
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Inpatient & Outpatient Venous Thromboembolism: A Multifactorial Approach to Increase Mechanical and Pharmacological Prophylaxis Compliance
… determined best practices for VTE prevention and prophylaxis, however little consensus exists among health care organizations and the implementation of best practices is varied. This project studied the challenges and opportunities in VTE prevention and prophylaxis at a large metropolitan hospital …
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Human immunodeficiency viruses prevention and pre-exposure prophylaxis : a doctoral evidence-based practice project
… comfortability with prescribing pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in a mobile health clinic. Despite the availability of PrEP, previous literature indicates that providers often refrain from prescribing the treatment due to a lack of confidence and insufficient resources to guide their practice. …
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EVALUATION OF ORAL PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PREP) IMPLEMENTATION IN PUBLIC HIV CARE CLINICS IN KENYA
Daily, oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (FTC/TDF) is a highly potent HIV prevention intervention with potential to reduce HIV incidence among populations at risk of HIV in Africa if delivered with sufficient coverage. There are extensive data …
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Importance of Pumice Prophylaxis for Orthodontic Bonding with Self-etch Primer: An in vivo Study
… study was to assess the importance of a pumice prophylaxis prior to bonding with SEP (Transbond Plus, 3M Unitek, Monrovia, CA) in reducing bond failures. Thirty orthodontic patients volunteered to participate in this split-mouth prospective clinical trial. A pumice prophylaxis experimental group …
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MALE PATIENT EXPERIENCE RECEIVING PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS FOR THE PREVENTION OF HIV THROUGH PRIMARY CARE
… the experiences of men who seek pre-exposure prophylaxis prevention intervention through their primary care physician, in order to assess access, engagement, effectiveness, and overall satisfaction. Methods: Data was collected through semi-structured, qualitative, electronic, telephone, and …
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GLOBAL COAGULATION ASSAYS AND HEMOPHILIA ARTHROPATHY SCORES FOR MONITORING EMICIZUMAB PROPHYLAXIS IN PATIENTS WITH HEMOPHILIA A
Introduzione: Le terapie non sostitutive stanno emergendo come valido trattamento nei pazienti affetti da emofilia. Tuttavia, nonostante i risultati promettenti, non esiste una tecnica di monitoraggio. La prima terapia non sostitutiva approvata per il trattamento dei pazienti affetti da emofilia A …
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HIV prophylaxis: an essential role for T cells and adjuvants in recombinant mucosal Lactobacillus acidophilus vaccines
Current HIV vaccines have poor efficacy, with inconsistent levels of protection following mucosal HIV exposure. Lactic acid bacteria offer an alternative vaccine vector targeting the primary site of HIV infection, the mucosa. In these studies we evaluated the immunogenicity of several strains of …
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Evaluation of amoxicillin, metronidazole and gentamicin dosage regimens for use in antibiotic prophylaxis in colorectal surgery
… various measures to prevent SSIs, antimicrobialprophylaxis is one of the most effective. It is important to maintain free antibioticconcentrations in serum and tissue above the minimum inhibitory concentration(MIC) breakpoints of microorganisms commonly associated with SSIs until …
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Understanding the Influence of Bureaucratic Caring on Implementation of Doxycycline Post-Exposure Prophylaxis: A Multiple Case Study
… effectiveness, doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (doxyPEP) has not been included in local response strategies for STI outbreaks. The challenges surrounding doxyPEP implementation are not fully understood in the southern United States, and further research is needed to implement doxyPEP …
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