Use of a non-contact radiant heat bandage on ischemic dermal infections in an ovine model

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2002, Pages

  D'Audiffret, Alexandre ^a   Roethle, Scott ^a   Tretinyak, Alexander ^a   Santilli, Steven ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ischemic wound infection; Non contact radiant heat bandage

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BANDAGE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC FOOT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; ISCHEMIA; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SHEEP; SKIN INFECTION; WOUND HEALING; ANIMAL; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; EVALUATION; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HEAT; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

ANIMAL; BANDAGES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DIABETIC FOOT; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; HEAT; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; SHEEP; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION; ANIMALS; HUMANS;

EID: 0036686999     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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