A new stable Pluronic® F68 gel carrier for antibiotics in contaminated wound treatment

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 20-24

  Faulkner, Dawn M ^a   Sutton, Sherry T ^a   Hesford, Jessica D ^a   Faulkner, Brent C ^a   Major, David A ^a   Hellewell, Timothy B ^a   Laughon, Matthew M ^a   Rodeheaver, George T ^a   Edlich, Richard F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

bacteria; Contaminated wound; Pluronic F68

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; NITROFURAL; POLOXAMER;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG CONCENTRATION; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG STORAGE; INTOXICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0031013105     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(97)90041-3     Document Type: Article

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