Cellulitis in venous leg ulcers treated with a hydrocolloid dressing

Phlebology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 68-72

  Westh, H ^a,b,e   Warburg, F E ^a   Madsen, S M ^c   Larsen, S O ^d   Danielsen, L ^a  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^c Coloplast A/S ^*  (Denmark)

^d STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^e HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cellulitis; Haemolytic streptococci; Hydrocolloid dressing; Venous leg ulcers

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; MACROGOL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; HUMAN; HYDROCOLLOID; LEG ULCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0031718504     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026835559801300208     Document Type: Article

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