Evaluation of the efficacy and tolerability of a solution containing propyl betaine and polihexanide for wound irrigation

Skin Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 41-44

  Romanelli, M ^a   Dini, V ^a   Barbanera, S ^a   Bertone, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Betaine; Biofilm; Polihexanide; Wound cleansing

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETAINE; POLY(HEXAMETHYLENEBIGUANIDE); PRONTOSAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ANTISEPSIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC WOUND; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ODOR; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; WOUND INFECTION; WOUND IRRIGATION;

AGED; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BETAINE; BIGUANIDES; BIOFILMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRESSURE ULCER; SKIN CARE; THERAPEUTIC IRRIGATION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE ULCER; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 77956555979     PISSN: 16605527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000318266     Document Type: Article

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