Topical phenytoin versus EUSOL in the treatment of non-malignant chronic leg ulcers

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 124-129

  Carneiro, P M R ^a,b   Nyawawa, E T M ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College   (Tanzania)

^b NONE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BORIC ACID; EUSOL; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; PHENYTOIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EXUDATE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TIME; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BORATES; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHENYTOIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0038238332     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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