Efficacy of polyhexamethylene biguanide-containing antimicrobial foam dressing against MRSA relative to standard foam dressing

Wounds

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 229-233

  Kirker, Kelly R ^a   Fisher, Steve T ^a   James, Garth A ^a   McGhee, Diane ^b   Shah, Chirag B ^b  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

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EID: 70349808433     PISSN: 10447946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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