A silver-coated antimicrobial barrier dressing used postoperatively on meshed autografts: A dressing comparison study

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 715-719

  Silver, Geoffrey M ^a   Robertson, Symanthia W ^a   Halerz, Marcia M ^a   Conrad, Peggie ^a   Supple, Kathy G ^a   Gamelli, Richard L ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAFENIDE; SILVER;

ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; BURN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; WOUND CARE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BANDAGES; BURNS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; POLYESTERS; POLYETHYLENES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SILVER SULFADIAZINE; SURGICAL MESH; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 34548832757     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0B013E318148C9E4     Document Type: Article

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