The recovery of bacteria from white soft paraffin

Allwood, M. C.; Hambleton, R.

doi:10.1111/j.2042-7158.1973.tb09157.x

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“…Meetings are facilitated by a nonprofessional volunteer who has undergone an online training course providing the required knowledge of the program’s foundations (Horvath & Velten, 2000). As of 2012, 698 SMART meetings operated in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Great Britain (Allwood & White, 2013).…”

Section: Smart Recovery: Principles Philosophy and Mechanisms For Cmentioning

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SMART Recovery

O’Sullivan

Blum

Watts

et al. 2014

Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin

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Peer support groups are the most utilized form of treatment for individuals recovering from substance abuse and substance dependence. This study examined an understudied peer support program (Self-Management and Recovery Training [SMART] Recovery), which is distinct from traditional 12-step models. Although treatment planning for substance use disorders is not the primary focus of vocational rehabilitation (VR), persons with disabilities are at increased risk for these disorders. Due to the bio-psycho-social nature of substance use disorders, VR counselors must consider ethical treatment recommendations for clients who demonstrate need for supplemental treatment. This descriptive-survey study investigated two samples of member and facilitator characteristics, motivations, and recovery goals among the SMART Recovery community. Implications for VR counselors making best practice recommendations for clients with substance use disorders are discussed.

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Section: Smart Recovery: Principles Philosophy and Mechanisms For Cmentioning

confidence: 99%

SMART Recovery

O’Sullivan

Blum

Watts

et al. 2014

Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin

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“…Mixing cream with isopropyl myristate gave bacterial recoveries of 30-73%. Allwood & Hambleton (1973) and Walsh & Allwood (1973) reported that improved recovery could be obtained by combining membrane filtration with a medium containing 1 % peptone and 1 % Tween-80. This raised recovery rates for Escherichia coli to 74-82 % compared with 5-11 % with isopropyl myristate.…”

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“…The difficulty of quantitative bacterial recovery from ointments is well documented (Allwood & Hambleton, 1973;Sokolski & Chidester, 1964 . Although preparations containing paraffin have a low water miscibility and represent particular problems, our cream was water soluble and so should have been easier to sample.…”

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Contamination of chlorhexidine cream used to prevent ascending urinary tract infections

Salveson¹,

Bergan²

1981

J. Hyg.

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Chlorhexidine-containing cream is often used as an antimicrobial barrier to ascending urinary tract infection in patients with indwelling urethral catheters. The cream is dispensed in small tubes for personal use but repeated use of a tube still entails a potential infection hazard. The extent of cream contamination was analysed by emulsifying it in 1% peptone broth with 1% Tween-80 added as a wetting agent, and culturing quantitatively for bacteria and fungi by membrane filtration. Twenty-three per cent of cream samples and 35% of swabs taken from outside the tube beneath the screw cap demonstrated microbial contamination. Isolates included potential pathogens such as enterococci, staphylococci, Proteus mirabilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, opportunists like Moraxella spp. and diphtheroids, and contaminants such as Bacillus spp., micrococci, and a mould of the genus Cladosporium. Contamination of cream with a particular bacterial strain was found to precede urinary tract infection with the same microbe. We recommend that chlorhexidine cream for this use be dispensed in single dose units to ensure sterility.

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“…The publication of the United States Pharmacopoeia officialized this method in 1970 [2]. Since then, several authors have reported the sensitivity of microorganisms to isopropyl myristate [3][4][5][6], particularly Pseudomonas aeruginosa, the bacterium most sensitive to this fatty acid ester [7]. Thus, the use of isopropyl myristate in the sterility test of ointments can produce false-negative results and cause health * Corresponding author.…”

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