Silvazine® (silver sulfadiazine and chlorhexidine) activity against 200 clinical isolates

Burns

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 493-495

  George, N ^a   Faoagali, J ^a   Muller, M ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; SILVAZINE; SULFADIAZINE SILVER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BURN; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WOUND INFECTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BURNS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SILVER SULFADIAZINE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0030608749     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4179(97)00047-8     Document Type: Article

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