A comparative study between honey and povidone iodine as dressing solution for Wagner type II diabetic foot ulcers

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 44-46

  Shukrimi, Awang ^a   Sulaiman, A R ^b   Halim, A Y ^b   Azril, A ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Honey; Wound dressing

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BEE VENOM; POVIDONE IODINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETIC FOOT; DRUG EFFICACY; FOOT ULCER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ULCER HEALING; WAGNER TYPE II DIABETIC FOOT ULCER; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; BANDAGES; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; HONEY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVIDONE-IODINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 49649086165     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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