Honey dressing beneficial in treatment of Fournier's gangrene

Indian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 75-77

  Subrahmanyam, M ^a,b   Ugane, S P ^a  

^a Government Medical College   (India)

^b Old Civil Hospital Compound   (India)

Author keywords

Fournier's gangrene; Gangrene; Honey dressing

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; EUSOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEBRIDEMENT; FOURNIER GANGRENE; GRANULATION TISSUE; HONEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SUTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 2942552138     PISSN: 09722068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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