Effectiveness of topical treatment of chronic varicose ulcers with sterile single-dose ciprofloxacin ampoules versus physiologic serum;Tratamiento tópico sobre úlceras varicosas de evolución tórpida con ampollas monodosis estériles de ciprofloxacino. La efectividad frente a suero fisiológico

Revista Espanola de Geriatria y Gerontologia

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 145-152

  Chaparro, M ^a,c   Alvarez de los Heros F ^a   Novo, E ^a   Rodriguez Alvarez J ^a   Stolle, D ^b   Losada, A ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GUADALAJARA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^c NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chronic ulcer; Physiologic serum; Topical ciprofloxacin

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOWER PLANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSEUDOMONAS; SAPROPHYTE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP D; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSIS; VEIN DISEASE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0141505084     PISSN: 0211139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0211-139X(03)74874-4     Document Type: Article

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