Comparison of healing of incised abscess wounds with honey and EUSOL dressing

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 511-513

  Okeniyi, John A O ^a   Olubanjo, Olasunkanmi O ^b   Ogunlesi, Tinuade A ^b   Oyelami, Oyeku A ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b Wesley Guild Hospital   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN PLUS CLOXACILLIN; EUSOL; GENTAMICIN;

ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIZATION; FEMALE; GRANULATION TISSUE; HONEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYOMYOSITIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN INCISION; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

ABSCESS; ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BANDAGES; BORATES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HONEY; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NIGERIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 22244472628     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2005.11.511     Document Type: Article

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