The antimicrobial effect of acetic acid-An alternative to common local antiseptics?

Burns

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 695-700

  Ryssel, H ^a,b   Kloeters, O ^a,b   Germann, G ^a,b   Schafer Th ^a,b   Wiedemann, G ^a,b   Oehlbauer, M ^a,b  

^a Burn Centre   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acetic acid; Antimicrobial power; Bacteria; Burns; Topical antiseptics

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE PLUS CETRIMIDE; HIBICET; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LAVASEPT; MAFENIDE; OCTENISEPT; POLYHEXANIDE; POVIDONE IODINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GROWTH INHIBITION; IN VITRO STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALVAGE THERAPY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A;

ACETIC ACID; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BACTERIA; BURNS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 67349126047     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2008.11.009     Document Type: Article

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