Retardation of wound healing by silver sulfadiazine is reversed by Aloe vera and nystatin

Burns

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 834-836

  Muller, M J ^a   Hollyoak, M A ^b   Moaveni, Z ^a   Brown, Tim La H ^a   Herndon, D N ^b   Heggers, J P ^b  

^a MIDDLEMORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aloe vera; Antimicrobial; Nystatin; Silver sulfadiazine; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA EXTRACT; NYSTATIN; PLACEBO; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULFADIAZINE SILVER;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG HALF LIFE; EXCISION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THICKNESS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0242636267     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4179(03)00198-0     Document Type: Article

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