Guest editorial: What is the benefit of instillation therapy?

International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 68-69

  McNulty, Amy K ^a   Nguyen, Kien ^a  

^a Kinetic Concepts Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; POLYHEXANIDE; SERICIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; SILVER NITRATE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CONTAMINATION; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DIABETIC FOOT; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INSTILLATION THERAPY; LAVAGE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; OSTEOMYELITIS; PAIN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; SAFETY; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; TREATMENT INDICATION; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; WOUND CARE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION; WOUND IRRIGATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INSTILLATION; HUMAN; LEG; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; SKIN CARE; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INSTILLATION, DRUG; LEG; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; SILVER NITRATE; SKIN CARE; THERAPEUTIC IRRIGATION; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 77952721653     PISSN: 15347346     EISSN: 15526941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534734610371604     Document Type: Editorial

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