Antibacterial properties of a silver chloride-coated nylon wound dressing

Veterinary Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 219-225

  Adams, A P ^a,b   Santschi, E M ^a   Mellencamp, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; NYLON; SILVER CHLORIDE; SILVER DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BANDAGE; DRUG EFFECT; HORSE; INJURY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; SURGICAL INFECTION; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BANDAGES; HORSES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NYLONS; SILVER COMPOUNDS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0033163482     PISSN: 01613499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jvet.1999.0219     Document Type: Article

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