Comparison of the effects of the CO2 laser and chlorohexidine on the decontamination of infected cutaneous wounds: A histologic study in rats

Journal of Clinical Laser Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 123-127

  Pinheiro, Antonio Luiz B ^a,b   Cavalcanti das Neves, Jérläcia ^c   Lisboa de Castro, Jurema Freire ^c   Lima Verde Santos, José Zilton ^a,d   Da Fonseca Ribeiro De Sena, Kêsia Xisto ^e   Brugnera Jr , Aldo ^f   Zanin, Fátima A ^f   Matos de Oliveira, Marcos André ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE PESQUISA E DESENVOLVIMENTO   (Brazil)

^c Private Dentist   (Brazil)

^d MSc Program   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^f Instituto Brugnera   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; DECONTAMINATION; HEALTH RISKS; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;

CUTANEOUS WOUNDS;

CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; CHLORHEXIDINE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; RAT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION; ANIMAL; INJURY; LASER; SKIN; SURGICAL INFECTION; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHLORHEXIDINE; FEMALE; LASERS; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SKIN; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0035983968     PISSN: 10445471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/104454702760090191     Document Type: Article

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