Evaluation of a silver-releasing hydroalginate dressing in chronic wounds with signs of local infection;Evaluation einer silberionen-freisetzenden hydroalginat-wundauflage bei chronischen wunden mit anzeichen einer lokalen infektion

Zeitschrift fur Wundheilung

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 236-245

  Meaume, S ^a   Vallet, D ^b   Morere, M Nguyen ^b   Teot L ^c  

^a HÔPITAL CHARLES FOIX   (France)

^b CH Gériatrique du Mont D'Or ^*

^c LAPEYRONIE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Critical colonisation; Infection; Silver; Systemic antibiotics

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CALCIUM ALGINATE; SILVER;

ARTICLE; ASEPSIS; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CHRONIC WOUND; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; STRATIFICATION; TREATMENT DURATION; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 33750046680     PISSN: 1439670X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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