A prospective randomised open label study to evaluate the potential of a new silver alginate/carboxymethylcellulose antimicrobial wound dressing to promote wound healing

International Wound Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 262-270

  Beele, Hilde ^a   Meuleneire, Frans ^b   Nahuys, Marc ^c   Percival, Steven L ^d  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b St Elisabeth Hospital   (Belgium)

^c AMSTELLAND HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d Advanced Medical Solutions Group Plc   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Pressure ulcer; Silver; Venous ulcer; Wound healing; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; SILVER ALGINATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LEG ULCER; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYMPTOM; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGINATES; BANDAGES, HYDROCOLLOID; BIOFILMS; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE ULCER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SILVER COMPOUNDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE ULCER; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION; ZIRCONIUM;

EID: 77954727270     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2010.00669.x     Document Type: Article

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