Evaluation of the tissue toxicity of antiseptics by the Hen's Egg Test on the Chorioallantoic Membrane (HETCAM)

European Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 204-209

  Marquardt, C ^a   Matuschek, C ^b   Bölke, Edwin ^c   Gerber, P A ^b   Peiper, M ^d   Seydlitz Kurzbach, J V ^b   Buhren, B A ^e   Van Griensven, M ^b   Budach, W ^b   Hassan, M ^b   Kukova, G ^b   Mota, R ^d   Hofer D ^f   Orth, K ^f   Fleischmann, W ^b  

^a KLINIKUM LUDWIGSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Hohenstein Institutes   (Germany)

^e LUDWIG BOLTZMANN INSTITUTE FOR EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL TRAUMATOLOGY   (Austria)

^f Vinzenz Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chronic wound; Infection; Vascular irritation; Wound management

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CADEXOMER IODINE; CHLOROXYLENOL; CUTASEPT; LAVANID; OCTENIDINE; OCTENISEPT; POLYHEXANID PLUS BETAIN; POLYHEXANID SOLUTION; POVIDONE IODINE; PRONTOSAN; REPITHEL; SULFADIAZINE SILVER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; IRRIGATION SOLUTION; IRUXOL; POVIDONE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CHORIOALLANTOIS; CLOSTRIDIUM HISTOLYTICUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GRANULATION TISSUE; HEN EGG TEST; IN VIVO STUDY; MAGGOT; MUCOSA; NONHUMAN; STEREOMICROSCOPY; TISSUE INJURY; TOXICITY TESTING; ANIMAL TISSUE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CHICK EMBRYO; CHRONIC WOUND; DRUG SOLUTION; HENS EGG TEST ON THE CHORIOALLANTOIC MEMBRANE; LUCILIA SERICATA; OINTMENT; VASCULAR DISEASE; VASCULAR IRRITATION;

EID: 77953214850     PISSN: 09492321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2047-783x-15-5-204     Document Type: Article

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