Topical antimicrobial prophylaxis in minor wounds

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 559-563

  Langford, Jane H ^a   Artemi, Phillip ^b   Benrimoj, Shalom I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

Author keywords

559 63; antiseptic cream; bacitracin; cetrimide; polymyxin B

Indexed keywords

BACITRACIN; CETRIMIDE; HYDROXYPROPYLMETHYLCELLULOSE; PLACEBO; POLYMYXIN B; POVIDONE IODINE;

ACCIDENT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG FORMULATION; FEMALE; GEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0030960017     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106002809703100506     Document Type: Article

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