Wound care with antibacterial honey (Medihoney) in pediatric hematology-oncology

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 91-97

  Simon, Arne ^a   Sofka, Kai ^a   Wiszniewsky, Gertrud ^a   Blaser, Gisela ^a   Bode, Udo ^a   Fleischhack, Gudrun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Honey; MRSA; Pediatric oncology; Wound care

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CHILD; DATA ANALYSIS; EXPERIENCE; GERMANY; HONEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW; INTERNET; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; WOUND CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HEMATOLOGIC NEOPLASMS; HONEY; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 31044449583     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-005-0874-8     Document Type: Article

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