Therapeutic efficacy of three silver dressings in an infected animal model

Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-56

  Heggers, John ^a,b   Goodheart, Rick E ^a   Washington, Joyce ^b   McCoy, Lana ^b   Carino, Edith ^b   Dang, Thanh ^b   Edgar, Pat ^b   Maness, Cassie ^b   Chinkes, David ^a,b  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILVER NITRATE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BURN DRESSING; BURN INFECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RAT; SLOW RELEASE FORMULATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DRESSING;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; BANDAGES; BURNS; COST CONTROL; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HYDROGELS; POLYESTERS; POLYETHYLENES; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SILVER; SILVER COMPOUNDS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 12144270866     PISSN: 02738481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BCR.0000150298.57472.26     Document Type: Article

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